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Lentil vs. Pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and pudding different?

  • Lentil is higher in folate, iron, fiber, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1; however, pudding is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for lentil is 44% higher.
  • Lentil contains 10 times more fiber than pudding. While lentil contains 7.9g of fiber, pudding contains only 0.8g.
  • Lentil has less saturated fat.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than pudding (47).

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk are the varieties 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 14% 32% 13% 13% 37% 13% 37% 13% 13% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146%
Contains more IronIron +879.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +126.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +164.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +457.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +32.1%

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 0% 13% 1.2% 17% 9.5% 36% 2.5% 20% 6.9% 39% 0.75% 3% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +344.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +697%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +493.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +4425%
Contains more CholineCholine +189.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Pudding DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 4µg 44%
Iron 3.33mg 0.34mg 37%
Fiber 7.9g 0.8g 28%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.097mg 17%
Copper 0.251mg 0.111mg 16%
Phosphorus 180mg 87mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.31µg 13%
Protein 9.02g 3.16g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.038mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.03mg 11%
Calcium 19mg 106mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.053g 1.81g 8%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.48mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.326mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.133mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.157mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.1µg 6%
Potassium 369mg 150mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 44IU 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 39µg 4%
Sodium 2mg 98mg 4%
Fats 0.38g 3.15g 4%
Magnesium 36mg 20mg 4%
Choline 32.7mg 11.3mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.819g 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 2.8µg 3.7µg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Calories 116kcal 120kcal 0%
Carbs 20.13g 19.64g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 18.84g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 11.96g N/A
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.06mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.18g 0%
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
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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
3% 3% 20% 73%
Protein: 3.16 g
Fats: 3.15 g
Carbs: 19.64 g
Water: 73.13 g
Other: 0.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.4%
Contains more FatsFats +728.9%
Contains more OtherOther +10.8%
~equal in Carbs ~19.64g
~equal in Water ~73.13g

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
64% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.819 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.18 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1179.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.18g

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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. Pudding - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169604/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.