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Nutmeg vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between nutmeg and lentil soup

  • Lentil soup has less manganese, copper, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium.
  • Nutmeg's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 127% more.
  • Nutmeg has 24 times more manganese than lentil soup. Nutmeg has 2.9mg of manganese, while lentil soup has 0.12mg.
  • Lentil soup is lower in saturated fat.
  • Lentil soup has a higher glycemic index than nutmeg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, nutmeg, ground and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve.

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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.
Nutmeg
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +982.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.1%
Contains more IronIron +184.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1367.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +616.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +187.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2316.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +433.3%

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.
Nutmeg
7
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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +394.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +138.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nutmeg Lentil soup DV% diff.
Manganese 2.9mg 0.12mg 121%
Saturated fat 25.94g 0.45g 116%
Copper 1.027mg 0.07mg 106%
Fiber 20.8g 83%
Fats 36.31g 1.12g 54%
Magnesium 183mg 9mg 41%
Iron 3.04mg 1.07mg 25%
Calories 525kcal 56kcal 23%
Vitamin B1 0.346mg 0.07mg 23%
Sodium 16mg 532mg 22%
Phosphorus 213mg 74mg 20%
Calcium 184mg 17mg 17%
Zinc 2.15mg 0.3mg 17%
Folate 76µg 20µg 14%
Carbs 49.29g 8.16g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 0.52g 7%
Potassium 350mg 144mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.299mg 0.545mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Protein 5.84g 3.74g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.3µg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 0.13g 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 1.7mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.045mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 28.49g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 2.99g N/A
Vitamin A 5µg 7µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
4
6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.1%
Contains more FatsFats +3142%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +504%
Contains more OtherOther +89.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1276.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
2
88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +519.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/nutrients
  2. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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