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Lentil vs. Beef noodle soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and beef noodle soup different?

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5 than beef noodle soup.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for lentil is 43% higher.
  • Lentil contains 26 times more fiber than beef noodle soup. While lentil contains 7.9g of fiber, beef noodle soup contains only 0.3g.
  • Lentil has less sodium.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than beef noodle soup (42).

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Soup, beef noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Lentil
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 2.4% 3.5% 17% 20% 17% 8.1% 42% 14% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +822.5%
Contains more IronIron +656.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +318.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +847.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +353.2%
~equal in Selenium ~3µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Lentil
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 1.7% 10% 0% 7% 5.5% 8% 4.8% 3.5% 10% 2% 6% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +503.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +149.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +697.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1086.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +112.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2162.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +367.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Beef noodle soup DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 8µg 43%
Iron 3.33mg 0.44mg 36%
Fiber 7.9g 0.3g 30%
Phosphorus 180mg 19mg 23%
Copper 0.251mg 0.06mg 21%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.109mg 17%
Protein 9.02g 1.93g 14%
Sodium 2mg 325mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.015mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.028mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.08mg 11%
Potassium 369mg 40mg 10%
Magnesium 36mg 3mg 8%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.62mg 6%
Carbs 20.13g 3.58g 6%
Choline 32.7mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.425mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.024mg 4%
Calories 116kcal 34kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.455g 2%
Calcium 19mg 8mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0.2mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 1.23g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.495g 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 3.28g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 1.03g N/A
Selenium 2.8µg 3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.195g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 3.58 g
Water: 92.16 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +367.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +462.3%
Contains more FatsFats +223.7%
Contains more WaterWater +32.3%
Contains more OtherOther +32.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
40% 43% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.195 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +673.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients
  2. Beef noodle soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172906/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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