Lentil vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lentil and spätzle

Lentil is richer in folate, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium, while spätzle is higher in selenium.
Lentil covers your daily folate needs 44% more than spätzle.
Lentil has 10 times more potassium than spätzle. Lentil has 369mg of potassium, while spätzle has 38mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt.

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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

Spätzle

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+871.1%
Contains more IronIron	+455%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+136.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56.8%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+753.6%

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

Spätzle

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+463.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+265%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+165%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+142.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+287%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2485.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	181µg	7µg	44%
Selenium	2.8µg	23.9µg	38%
Iron	3.33mg	0.6mg	34%
Fiber	7.9g	1.2g	27%
Copper	0.251mg	0.098mg	17%
Phosphorus	180mg	76mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.169mg	0.03mg	12%
Cholesterol	0mg	29mg	10%
Potassium	369mg	38mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.178mg	0.046mg	10%
Protein	9.02g	4.54g	9%
Manganese	0.494mg	0.315mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.638mg	0.263mg	8%
Sodium	2mg	165mg	7%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.65mg	6%
Magnesium	36mg	21mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.02mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.06mg	0.4mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.09µg	4%
Fats	0.38g	2.07g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.552g	3%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	20.13g	25.16g	2%
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.419g	2%
Calories	116kcal	138kcal	1%
Calcium	19mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0µg	1%
Choline	32.7mg	25.7mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.064g	0.581g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.8g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	129kcal	304kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	72g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	12.23g	23.96g	N/A
Sugar	1.8g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.17mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.029g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.323mg	0.138mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.39mg	0.19mg	0%
Leucine	0.654mg	0.365mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.137mg	0%
Methionine	0.077mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.445mg	0.24mg	0%
Valine	0.448mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.254mg	0.121mg	0%