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Lentil vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lentil and sugar substitute different?

  • Lentil is higher in iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and zinc; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for sugar substitute is 86% higher.
  • Lentil contains 36 times more copper than sugar substitute. While lentil contains 0.251mg of copper, sugar substitute contains only 0.007mg.
  • Lentil has less sodium.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than sugar substitute (40).

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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
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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +846.2%
Contains more IronIron +1981.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3485.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2145.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4526.3%

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
10
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% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1026.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +697.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1086.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 19mg 879mg 86%
Folate 181µg 45%
Iron 3.33mg 0.16mg 40%
Fiber 7.9g 0.6g 29%
Copper 0.251mg 0.007mg 27%
Sodium 2mg 572mg 25%
Phosphorus 180mg 8mg 25%
Carbs 20.13g 84.77g 22%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.022mg 21%
Protein 9.02g 2.06g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.015mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.015mg 13%
Calories 116kcal 347kcal 12%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.08mg 11%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.04mg 11%
Potassium 369mg 39mg 10%
Magnesium 36mg 6mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 4.03g N/A
Saturated fat 0.053g 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
3
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +337.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +661.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +321.1%
Contains more OtherOther +385.5%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.