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Olive vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between olive and lentil

  • Olive has more vitamin E, while lentil has more folate, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and potassium.
  • Lentil covers your daily need for folate, 45% more than olive.
  • Olive contains 368 times more sodium than lentil. While olive contains 735mg of sodium, lentil contains only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) 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.
Olive
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Lentil
7
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 CalciumCalcium +363.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4512.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +477.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2370%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +211.1%
~equal in Iron ~3.33mg
~equal in Copper ~0.251mg

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.
Olive
2
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Lentil
9
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2764.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1877.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +21.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +217.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 0µg 181µg 45%
Sodium 735mg 2mg 32%
Phosphorus 3mg 180mg 25%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.494mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.064g 20%
Fiber 3.2g 7.9g 19%
Fats 10.68g 0.38g 16%
Protein 0.84g 9.02g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.169mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.178mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.638mg 12%
Potassium 8mg 369mg 11%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.27mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0.11mg 10%
Magnesium 4mg 36mg 8%
Calcium 88mg 19mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.053g 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.073mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 1.06mg 6%
Carbs 6.26g 20.13g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0.175g 5%
Choline 10.3mg 32.7mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.8µg 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1.5mg 1%
Calories 115kcal 116kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 12.23g N/A
Iron 3.3mg 3.33mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.8g N/A
Copper 0.251mg 0.251mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
3
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Lentil
2
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 +2710.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.9%
Contains more OtherOther +168.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +973.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +221.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
2
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Lentil
1
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 +12225%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +420.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.