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Onion soup vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between onion soup and lentil soup

  • Onion soup has more selenium; however, lentil soup has more phosphorus and iron.
  • Onion soup has 12 times more selenium than lentil soup. Onion soup has 3.5µg of selenium, while lentil soup has 0.3µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, onion, canned, condensed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 6.6% 4.9% 21% 33% 14% 3.9% 67% 26% 19%
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 CalciumCalcium +29.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1066.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157.1%
Contains more IronIron +94.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +722.2%
~equal in Sodium ~532mg

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 3.3% 1% 4.4% 0% 6.8% 4.6% 9.2% 0% 9.2% 0% 1% 9% 2.2%
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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion soup Lentil soup DV% diff.
Phosphorus 9mg 74mg 9%
Iron 0.55mg 1.07mg 7%
Selenium 3.5µg 0.3µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.09mg 4%
Copper 0.1mg 0.07mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.53g 0.13g 3%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.14mg 3%
Potassium 56mg 144mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.045mg 2%
Magnesium 2mg 9mg 2%
Folate 12µg 20µg 2%
Zinc 0.5mg 0.3mg 2%
Choline 4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.21g 0.45g 1%
Calories 46kcal 56kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Protein 3.06g 3.74g 1%
Calcium 22mg 17mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.7mg 1%
Sodium 516mg 532mg 1%
Fats 1.42g 1.12g 0%
Carbs 6.68g 8.16g 0%
Net carbs 5.98g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 2.72g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 0.545mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.61g 0.52g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.06 g
Fats: 1.42 g
Carbs: 6.68 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 2.49 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 FatsFats +26.8%
Contains more OtherOther +102.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.2%
~equal in Water ~85.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 45% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.21 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.53 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +307.7%

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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. Onion soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171551/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.

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