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Pasta vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pasta and lentil soup

  • Lentil soup contains less vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2 than pasta.
  • Lentil soup's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% higher.
  • Lentil soup contains 11 times less cholesterol than pasta. Pasta contains 33mg of cholesterol, while lentil soup contains 3mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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.
Pasta
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 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 +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.5%
~equal in Iron ~1.07mg

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.
Pasta
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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 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 +198.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +220%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.7%
~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 Pasta Lentil soup DV% diff.
Sodium 6mg 532mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.07mg 12%
Folate 64µg 20µg 11%
Cholesterol 33mg 3mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.045mg 8%
Carbs 24.93g 8.16g 6%
Manganese 0.224mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.09mg 4%
Calories 131kcal 56kcal 4%
Potassium 24mg 144mg 4%
Copper 0.093mg 0.07mg 3%
Protein 5.15g 3.74g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.992mg 0.545mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.7mg 2%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 63mg 74mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.429g 0.13g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0.52g 1%
Saturated fat 0.15g 0.45g 1%
Iron 1.14mg 1.07mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0.12µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.14mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Calcium 6mg 17mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 1.12g 0%
Net carbs 24.93g 8.16g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
2
5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 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 +37.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.5%
Contains more WaterWater +25.1%
Contains more OtherOther +296.8%
~equal in Fats ~1.12g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pasta
2
21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 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 -66.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +230%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +319.4%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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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