Lentil vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lentil and mackerel?

Lentil is higher in folate, fiber, and iron, yet mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 792% more.
The amount of saturated fat in lentil is lower.
The glycemic index of mackerel is lower.

We used Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types 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

Mackerel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+26.7%
Contains more IronIron	+112.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+167%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2370%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+169.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1742.9%

~equal in Potassium ~401mg

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

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+8950%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+464.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+546.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+158.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.159mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	19µg	792%
Selenium	2.8µg	51.6µg	89%
Folate	181µg	2µg	45%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	6.85mg	36%
Fiber	7.9g	0g	32%
Protein	9.02g	23.85g	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	4.3g	28%
Fats	0.38g	17.81g	27%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.412mg	26%
Cholesterol	0mg	75mg	25%
Iron	3.33mg	1.57mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.46mg	22%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.02mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.053g	4.176g	19%
Copper	0.251mg	0.094mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	7.006g	17%
Magnesium	36mg	97mg	15%
Phosphorus	180mg	278mg	14%
Calories	116kcal	262kcal	7%
Carbs	20.13g	0g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.99mg	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	54µg	6%
Choline	32.7mg		6%
Sodium	2mg	83mg	4%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.94mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0.4mg	1%
Potassium	369mg	401mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.159mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.8g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	129kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	12.23g	0g	N/A
Calcium	19mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	1.8g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.106g	N/A