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Lentil vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lentil and winter melon

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium, while winter melon has more vitamin C.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 44% more than winter melon.
  • Lentil contains 62 times more potassium than winter melon. While lentil contains 369mg of potassium, winter melon contains only 6mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

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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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6050%
Contains more IronIron +732.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +991.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +847.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +751.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1300%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +322.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +379.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +408.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3520%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Winter melon DV% diff.
Folate 181µg 5µg 44%
Iron 3.33mg 0.4mg 37%
Copper 0.251mg 0.023mg 25%
Phosphorus 180mg 19mg 23%
Fiber 7.9g 2.9g 20%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.058mg 19%
Protein 9.02g 0.4g 17%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 13mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.04mg 11%
Potassium 369mg 6mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.035mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.133mg 10%
Magnesium 36mg 10mg 6%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.61mg 6%
Carbs 20.13g 3g 6%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.2µg 5%
Calories 116kcal 13kcal 5%
Sodium 2mg 111mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.087g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 0.1g N/A
Calcium 19mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2155%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +571%
Contains more OtherOther +176.7%
Contains more WaterWater +38%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +101.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.8%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.