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.
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.
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +157.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +14.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +2794.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +17.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +4539.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +158.3% |