Lentil vs. Chicken fingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lentil and chicken fingers

Lentil is higher in folate, iron, fiber, and copper; however, chicken fingers are richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin B6.
Chicken fingers' daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 45% higher.
Lentil has 10 times more folate than chicken fingers. While lentil has 181µg of folate, chicken fingers have only 19µg.
Lentil has less sodium.
Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than chicken fingers (46).

The food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Fast foods, chicken tenders.

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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

Chicken fingers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+11.8%
Contains more IronIron	+356.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+263.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+116.7%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+56.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+525%

~equal in Potassium ~373mg

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

Chicken fingers

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+852.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2781.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+145.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+675.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+139.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+370.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+33.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	8.217mg	45%
Folate	181µg	19µg	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	5.783g	37%
Iron	3.33mg	0.73mg	33%
Sodium	2mg	769mg	33%
Selenium	2.8µg	17.5µg	27%
Fiber	7.9g	1.2g	27%
Fats	0.38g	13.95g	21%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	3.17mg	20%
Protein	9.02g	19.22g	20%
Copper	0.251mg	0.069mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.426mg	19%
Cholesterol	0mg	48mg	16%
Phosphorus	180mg	282mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	4.83g	12%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.228mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	1.244mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.053g	2.493g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.179mg	8%
Calories	116kcal	271kcal	8%
Starch		17.03g	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.71mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	8µg	5%
Magnesium	36mg	28mg	2%
Choline	32.7mg	43.7mg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	7IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Carbs	20.13g	17.25g	1%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	1.1mg	0%
Net carbs	12.23g	16.05g	N/A
Calcium	19mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	369mg	373mg	0%
Sugar	1.8g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.052g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.222mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.803mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.845mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	1.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	1.616mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.518mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	1.437mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.908mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.655mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.211g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.439g	N/A