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Lentil vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil and icing

  • Lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1, while icing is higher in vitamin B2.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 43% more than icing.
  • Lentil is lower in saturated fat.
  • Icing has a higher glycemic index (51) than lentil (29).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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
10
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%
Icing
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +985.3%
Contains more IronIron +1981.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1714.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2700%

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
7
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%
Icing
3
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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1590%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +381.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1060%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2162.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1321.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1290.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +313.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +664.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 7.951g 52%
Folate 181µg 8µg 43%
Iron 3.33mg 0.16mg 40%
Fiber 7.9g 0g 32%
Copper 0.251mg 0mg 28%
Fats 0.38g 16.23g 24%
Phosphorus 180mg 18mg 23%
Manganese 0.494mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.302mg 18%
Protein 9.02g 0g 18%
Carbs 20.13g 67.89g 16%
Calories 116kcal 418kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.053g 2.974g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.01mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 4.86g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.055mg 12%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.07mg 11%
Potassium 369mg 34mg 10%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 13µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1.53mg 9%
Sodium 2mg 184mg 8%
Magnesium 36mg 1mg 8%
Choline 32.7mg 2.3mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.1µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.22mg 5%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 3mg 2%
Net carbs 12.23g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 63.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
3
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Icing
2
16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +362.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4171.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.3%
~equal in Other ~0.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
1
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Icing
2
19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7493.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4443.4%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.