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Lentil vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil and daikon

  • Lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6, while daikon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 38% more than daikon.
  • Lentil has 13 times more manganese than daikon. Lentil has 0.494mg of manganese, while daikon has 0.038mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Radishes, oriental, raw.

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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%
Daikon
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.6%
Contains more IronIron +732.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +746.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +682.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%

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%
Daikon
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +745%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +265%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +430%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +362.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +287%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +546.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +347.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1366.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Daikon DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 28µg 38%
Iron 3.33mg 0.4mg 37%
Fiber 7.9g 1.6g 25%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 22mg 23%
Phosphorus 180mg 23mg 22%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.038mg 20%
Protein 9.02g 0.6g 17%
Copper 0.251mg 0.115mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.02mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.046mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.138mg 10%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.15mg 10%
Choline 32.7mg 7.3mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.2mg 5%
Calories 116kcal 18kcal 5%
Carbs 20.13g 4.1g 5%
Magnesium 36mg 16mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.7µg 4%
Potassium 369mg 227mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.02mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 21mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.045g 1%
Calcium 19mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 2.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.011mg 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
Daikon
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1403.3%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +391%
Contains more OtherOther +43.1%
Contains more WaterWater +35.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +288.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.4%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.