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Lentil vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lentil and ice cream

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, copper, and manganese; however, ice cream is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 44% more than ice cream.
  • Ice cream contains 62 times less manganese than lentil. Lentil contains 0.494mg of manganese, while ice cream contains 0.008mg.
  • Lentil has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of ice cream is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.4%
Contains more IronIron +3600%
Contains more CopperCopper +991.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6075%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +573.7%

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
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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 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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +312.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +813.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +3520%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.581mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Ice cream DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 5µg 44%
Iron 3.33mg 0.09mg 41%
Saturated fat 0.053g 6.79g 31%
Fiber 7.9g 0.7g 29%
Copper 0.251mg 0.023mg 25%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.008mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Fats 0.38g 11g 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 118µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.24mg 13%
Protein 9.02g 3.5g 11%
Phosphorus 180mg 105mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.041mg 11%
Calcium 19mg 128mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.048mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 2.969g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.116mg 6%
Potassium 369mg 199mg 5%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.69mg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 14mg 5%
Calories 116kcal 207kcal 5%
Sodium 2mg 80mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.452g 2%
Selenium 2.8µg 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.581mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Choline 32.7mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 20.13g 23.6g 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 21.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A

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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +157.7%
Contains more WaterWater +14.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2794.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.2%
~equal in Other ~0.9g

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4539.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +158.3%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.