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Pistachio vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pistachios and lentil

  • Pistachios are higher in vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin E; however, lentil is richer in folate.
  • Pistachios' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 117% higher.
  • Pistachios have 111 times more saturated fat than lentil. While pistachios have 5.907g of saturated fat, lentil has only 0.053g.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, pistachio 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 86% 32% 90% 147% 433% 60% 210% 0.13% 157% 38%
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 +236.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +452.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +177.8%
Contains more IronIron +17.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +417.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +142.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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 19% 8.7% 57% 0% 218% 37% 24% 31% 392% 0% 0% 38% 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 CVitamin C +273.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +414.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +855.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +254.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pistachio Lentil DV% diff.
Copper 1.3mg 0.251mg 117%
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 0.178mg 117%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.38g 0.175g 95%
Fats 45.32g 0.38g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.87mg 0.169mg 58%
Monounsaturated fat 23.257g 0.064g 58%
Phosphorus 490mg 180mg 44%
Folate 51µg 181µg 33%
Manganese 1.2mg 0.494mg 31%
Saturated fat 5.907g 0.053g 27%
Protein 20.16g 9.02g 22%
Calories 560kcal 116kcal 22%
Magnesium 121mg 36mg 20%
Potassium 1025mg 369mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.86mg 0.11mg 18%
Fiber 10.6g 7.9g 11%
Calcium 105mg 19mg 9%
Selenium 7µg 2.8µg 8%
Zinc 2.2mg 1.27mg 8%
Iron 3.92mg 3.33mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.073mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 1.5mg 5%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 27.17g 20.13g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 1.06mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 0.638mg 2%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 16.57g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 7.66g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 0.254mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.091g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 45% 27% 4% 3%
Protein: 20.16 g
Fats: 45.32 g
Carbs: 27.17 g
Water: 4.37 g
Other: 2.98 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 ProteinProtein +123.5%
Contains more FatsFats +11826.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35%
Contains more OtherOther +259%
Contains more WaterWater +1493.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 53% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.907 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.257 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.38 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 +36239.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8117.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Pistachio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170184/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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