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Macadamia vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between macadamia and lentil

  • Macadamia is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, lentil is richer in folate.
  • Macadamia's daily need coverage for manganese is 158% higher.
  • Macadamia has 228 times more saturated fat than lentil. While macadamia has 12.061g of saturated fat, lentil has only 0.053g.
  • Macadamia has a lower glycemic index (10) than lentil (29).

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 93% 26% 32% 138% 252% 35% 81% 0.65% 539% 20%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +261.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +347.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +201.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +736.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
~equal in Potassium ~369mg
~equal in Iron ~3.33mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.27mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

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.
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 4% 0% 11% 0% 299% 37% 46% 45% 63% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +390.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +607.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +1545.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Macadamia Lentil DV% diff.
Manganese 4.131mg 0.494mg 158%
Monounsaturated fat 58.877g 0.064g 147%
Fats 75.77g 0.38g 116%
Vitamin B1 1.195mg 0.169mg 86%
Copper 0.756mg 0.251mg 56%
Saturated fat 12.061g 0.053g 55%
Folate 11µg 181µg 43%
Calories 718kcal 116kcal 30%
Magnesium 130mg 36mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.502g 0.175g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.473mg 1.06mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.275mg 0.178mg 7%
Calcium 85mg 19mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.073mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Iron 3.69mg 3.33mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.11mg 3%
Fiber 8.6g 7.9g 3%
Carbs 13.82g 20.13g 2%
Protein 7.91g 9.02g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.758mg 0.638mg 2%
Phosphorus 188mg 180mg 1%
Selenium 3.6µg 2.8µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 1.5mg 0%
Net carbs 5.22g 12.23g N/A
Potassium 368mg 369mg 0%
Sugar 4.57g 1.8g N/A
Zinc 1.3mg 1.27mg 0%
Starch 1.05g 0%
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.37mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.602mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.665mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.363mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.254mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 76% 14%
Protein: 7.91 g
Fats: 75.77 g
Carbs: 13.82 g
Water: 1.36 g
Other: 1.14 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +19839.5%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.7%
Contains more WaterWater +5020.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 81% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 58.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.502 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +91895.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +758.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Macadamia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170178/nutrients
  2. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients

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

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