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Lentil vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil and soy milk

  • Lentil is richer than soy milk in folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 41% more than soy milk.
  • Lentil has 13 times more fiber than soy milk. Lentil has 7.9g of fiber, while soy milk has 0.6g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

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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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.7%
Contains more IronIron +420.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +958.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +246.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%

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% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +181.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +131.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +905.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +76.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Soy milk DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 18µg 41%
Iron 3.33mg 0.64mg 34%
Fiber 7.9g 0.6g 29%
Phosphorus 180mg 52mg 18%
Copper 0.251mg 0.128mg 14%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.223mg 12%
Protein 9.02g 3.27g 12%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.12mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.06mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.077mg 8%
Potassium 369mg 118mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.961g 5%
Carbs 20.13g 6.28g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.373mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 4.8µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.513mg 3%
Calories 116kcal 54kcal 3%
Magnesium 36mg 25mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 51mg 2%
Fats 0.38g 1.75g 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Choline 32.7mg 23.6mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.401g 1%
Calcium 19mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 3µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.205g 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 3.99g N/A
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.069mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.061mg 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% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +175.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +220.5%
Contains more OtherOther +27.7%
Contains more FatsFats +360.5%
Contains more WaterWater +26.4%

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
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +526.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +449.1%

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.