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Lentil vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and buttermilk different?

  • Lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while buttermilk is higher in calcium and vitamin B12.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 44% more than buttermilk.

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat types were 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
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 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +227.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.4%
Contains more IronIron +6560%
Contains more CopperCopper +2181.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +202.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +510.5%

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
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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +397.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1727.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +423.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +3520%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Buttermilk DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 5µg 44%
Iron 3.33mg 0.05mg 41%
Fiber 7.9g 0g 32%
Copper 0.251mg 0.011mg 27%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.002mg 21%
Phosphorus 180mg 89mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.034mg 11%
Protein 9.02g 3.31g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.034mg 11%
Calcium 19mg 116mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.42mg 8%
Sodium 2mg 190mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.275mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.154mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.058mg 6%
Potassium 369mg 151mg 6%
Magnesium 36mg 11mg 6%
Carbs 20.13g 4.79g 5%
Calories 116kcal 40kcal 4%
Choline 32.7mg 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.548g 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.033g 1%
Selenium 2.8µg 2µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.88g 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 1.8g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.05mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.254g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +320.3%
Contains more FatsFats +131.6%
Contains more WaterWater +29.4%
~equal in Other ~0.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
Lentil
2
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +430.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +296.9%

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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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.