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Lentil vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and hot sauce different?

  • Lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, while hot sauce is higher in vitamin C.
  • Hot sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 115% more than lentil.
  • Lentil contains 30 times more folate than hot sauce. Lentil contains 181µg of folate, while hot sauce contains 6µg.
  • Lentil is lower in sodium.

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot 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
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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +620%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.3%
Contains more IronIron +593.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +796.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1054.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1536.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +908.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
6
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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +369.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +317.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +480%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2916.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4886.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +41.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 74.8mg 81%
Folate 181µg 6µg 44%
Iron 3.33mg 0.48mg 36%
Fiber 7.9g 0.3g 30%
Copper 0.251mg 0.028mg 25%
Phosphorus 180mg 11mg 24%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.049mg 19%
Protein 9.02g 0.51g 17%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.11mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.036mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.11mg 11%
Potassium 369mg 144mg 7%
Magnesium 36mg 5mg 7%
Carbs 20.13g 1.75g 6%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.254mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0µg 5%
Calories 116kcal 11kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.157mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.082mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.4µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 1.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.196g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1668.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1050.3%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%
Contains more OtherOther +790.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +113.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.052g

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.