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Lentil vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lentil and soft serve?

  • Lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, copper, and manganese, yet soft serve is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, and calcium.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 43% higher.
  • Lentil has 99 times more manganese than soft serve. Lentil has 0.494mg of manganese, while soft serve has 0.005mg.
  • Lentil contains less saturated fat.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index than soft serve.

We used Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate types in this comparison.

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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.5%
Contains more IronIron +1485.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +736.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9780%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +589.5%
~equal in Selenium ~3µg

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
8
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1015.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +88.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1911.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +454.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +149.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Soft serve DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 9µg 43%
Iron 3.33mg 0.21mg 39%
Saturated fat 0.053g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Fiber 7.9g 0.7g 29%
Copper 0.251mg 0.03mg 25%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.005mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.38g 13g 19%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Calcium 19mg 131mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.048mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.049mg 10%
Protein 9.02g 4.1g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 3.49g 9%
Phosphorus 180mg 116mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.182mg 8%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.52mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.095mg 6%
Magnesium 36mg 12mg 6%
Potassium 369mg 177mg 6%
Calories 116kcal 222kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.61mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 61mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.506mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.46g 2%
Choline 32.7mg 26mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 20.13g 22.2g 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 21.16g N/A
Selenium 2.8µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +120%
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3321.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.3%
~equal in Other ~0.9g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5353.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +162.9%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.