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Okra vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are okra and lentil different?

  • Okra is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, and manganese, while lentil is higher in iron, folate, fiber, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for iron, 34% more than okra.
  • Okra contains 90 times more vitamin A than lentil. Okra contains 716IU of vitamin A, while lentil contains 8IU.

Okra, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were used in this article.

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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.
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
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 +58.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +331.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +59.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.4%
Contains more IronIron +437.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +119%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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.
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
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 +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1741.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +160.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +201.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Lentil DV% diff.
Iron 0.62mg 3.33mg 34%
Folate 60µg 181µg 30%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 1.7µg 25%
Vitamin C 23mg 1.5mg 24%
Fiber 3.2g 7.9g 19%
Phosphorus 61mg 180mg 17%
Copper 0.109mg 0.251mg 16%
Protein 1.93g 9.02g 14%
Manganese 0.788mg 0.494mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.638mg 8%
Calcium 82mg 19mg 6%
Zinc 0.58mg 1.27mg 6%
Magnesium 57mg 36mg 5%
Vitamin A 36µg 0µg 4%
Calories 33kcal 116kcal 4%
Choline 12.3mg 32.7mg 4%
Carbs 7.45g 20.13g 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.178mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.169mg 3%
Potassium 299mg 369mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.11mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.175g 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.073mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 1.8g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 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 WaterWater +28.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +367.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.2%
~equal in Other ~0.83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +548.1%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/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.

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