Palm oil vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between palm oil and lentil
- Palm oil has more vitamin E; however, lentil is higher in folate, iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
- Palm oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 246% more than lentil.
- Lentil contains 145 times less vitamin E than palm oil. Palm oil contains 15.94mg of vitamin E, while lentil contains 0.11mg.
- Lentil has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of lentil is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Oil, palm 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
| Contains more IronIron | +33200% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +14390.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +370.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +10800% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 49.3g | 0.053g | 224% |
| Fats | 100g | 0.38g | 153% |
| Vitamin E | 15.94mg | 0.11mg | 106% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 37g | 0.064g | 92% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 9.3g | 0.175g | 61% |
| Folate | 0µg | 181µg | 45% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 3.33mg | 42% |
| Calories | 884kcal | 116kcal | 38% |
| Fiber | 0g | 7.9g | 32% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.251mg | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 180mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.494mg | 21% | |
| Protein | 0g | 9.02g | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.178mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.169mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.638mg | 13% |
| Zinc | 0mg | 1.27mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 0mg | 369mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 36mg | 9% |
| Carbs | 0g | 20.13g | 7% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 1.06mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.073mg | 6% |
| Choline | 0.3mg | 32.7mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 0µg | 2.8µg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 8µg | 1.7µg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 1.5mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 0mg | 19mg | 2% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 12.23g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0g | 1.8g | N/A |
| Sodium | 0mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0mg | 0.081mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0mg | 0.323mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0mg | 0.39mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0mg | 0.654mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0mg | 0.63mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0mg | 0.445mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0mg | 0.448mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0mg | 0.254mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +26215.8% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +57712.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5214.3% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.9% |
