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Oats vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between oats and lentil soup

  • Oats are higher than lentil soup in manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate.
  • Oats cover your daily manganese needs 209% more than lentil soup.
  • Oats contain 20 times more magnesium than lentil soup. While oats contain 177mg of magnesium, lentil soup contains only 9mg.
  • The amount of sodium in oats is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lentil soup is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oats 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.
Oats
Oats
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
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 +1866.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +217.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +197.9%
Contains more IronIron +341.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +794.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1223.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +606.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3996.7%

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.
Oats
Oats
6
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% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +990%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +208.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +863.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oats Lentil soup DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 0.12mg 209%
Phosphorus 523mg 74mg 64%
Copper 0.626mg 0.07mg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0.07mg 58%
Iron 4.72mg 1.07mg 46%
Fiber 10.6g 42%
Magnesium 177mg 9mg 40%
Zinc 3.97mg 0.3mg 33%
Protein 16.89g 3.74g 26%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 0.14mg 24%
Sodium 2mg 532mg 23%
Carbs 66.27g 8.16g 19%
Calories 389kcal 56kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 0.13g 16%
Folate 56µg 20µg 9%
Fats 6.9g 1.12g 9%
Potassium 429mg 144mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.045mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 0.52g 4%
Calcium 54mg 17mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.545mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.217g 0.45g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.7mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.09mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 55.67g 8.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
Oats
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17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 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 +351.6%
Contains more FatsFats +516.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +712.1%
Contains more OtherOther +39.8%
Contains more WaterWater +943.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
Oats
2
21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 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 +318.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1850%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.