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Lentil vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil and distilled beverage

  • Lentil is richer than distilled beverage in folate, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 45% more than distilled beverage.
  • Lentil has a higher glycemic index (29) than distilled beverage (15).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof.

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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 0% 0% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18350%
Contains more IronIron +8225%
Contains more CopperCopper +1095.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2644.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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
10
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2716.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1725%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8053.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 0µg 45%
Iron 3.33mg 0.04mg 41%
Fiber 7.9g 0g 32%
Copper 0.251mg 0.021mg 26%
Phosphorus 180mg 4mg 25%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.018mg 21%
Protein 9.02g 0g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.006mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.001mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0mg 13%
Potassium 369mg 2mg 11%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.04mg 11%
Magnesium 36mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.013mg 7%
Calories 116kcal 250kcal 7%
Carbs 20.13g 0.1g 7%
Choline 32.7mg 0mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.004mg 5%
Calcium 19mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
4
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20030%
Contains more OtherOther +4237.3%
~equal in Water ~63.9g

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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. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/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.