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Lentil vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lentil and smoothie?

  • Lentil is higher in iron, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B6, yet smoothie is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for iron is 40% more.
  • The amount of sugar in lentil is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lentil is lower.

We used Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana types 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
9
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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1437.5%
Contains more IronIron +2120%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.8%

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
9
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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Smoothie DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 45%
Iron 3.33mg 0.15mg 40%
Fiber 7.9g 0g 32%
Copper 0.251mg 28%
Phosphorus 180mg 26%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 24.5mg 26%
Manganese 0.494mg 21%
Protein 9.02g 1.22g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 13%
Zinc 1.27mg 12%
Potassium 369mg 24mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Magnesium 36mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.082mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Calories 116kcal 37kcal 4%
Carbs 20.13g 8.16g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.816mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 41mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0g 1%
Sodium 2mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 7.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.053g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 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
4
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +639.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +146.7%
Contains more OtherOther +144.1%
Contains more WaterWater +29.6%

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.