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Lentil vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lentil and prunes

  • Lentil is higher in folate, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, and zinc; however, prunes are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Prunes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 48% higher.
  • Lentil has 45 times more folate than prunes. While lentil has 181µg of folate, prunes have only 4µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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
5
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%
Prunes
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more IronIron +258.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +12%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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
5
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%
Prunes
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +231.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +4425%
Contains more CholineCholine +223.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +290.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.7µg 59.5µg 48%
Folate 181µg 4µg 44%
Iron 3.33mg 0.93mg 30%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Phosphorus 180mg 69mg 16%
Carbs 20.13g 63.88g 15%
Protein 9.02g 2.18g 14%
Potassium 369mg 732mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.051mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.186mg 9%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.44mg 8%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.299mg 8%
Calories 116kcal 240kcal 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.3µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 1.882mg 5%
Choline 32.7mg 10.1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.422mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 39µg 4%
Fiber 7.9g 7.1g 3%
Copper 0.251mg 0.281mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.205mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.43mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.062g 1%
Magnesium 36mg 41mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 38.13g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
2
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Prunes
2
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +313.8%
Contains more WaterWater +125.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.3%
Contains more OtherOther +218.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
3
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Prunes
0
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.3%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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