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Potato salad vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between potato salad and lentil soup

  • Potato salad has more vitamin C, vitamin B5, selenium, and copper, while lentil soup has more iron.
  • Potato salad's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 22% higher.
  • Lentil soup contains 14 times less selenium than potato salad. Potato salad contains 4.1µg of selenium, while lentil soup contains 0.3µg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in lentil soup is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Potato salad, home-prepared 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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%
Contains more IronIron +64.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.8%
~equal in Zinc ~0.3mg
~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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 CVitamin C +488.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +281.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +185.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Lentil soup DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.13g 24%
Cholesterol 68mg 3mg 22%
Fats 8.2g 1.12g 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.7mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.14mg 8%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.3µg 7%
Iron 0.65mg 1.07mg 5%
Copper 0.118mg 0.07mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.52g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.09mg 4%
Calories 143kcal 56kcal 4%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.45g 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 74mg 3%
Potassium 254mg 144mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 7µg 3%
Folate 7µg 20µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.545mg 2%
Protein 2.68g 3.74g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.045mg 1%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.12mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 9mg 1%
Carbs 11.17g 8.16g 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 8.16g N/A
Calcium 19mg 17mg 0%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.3mg 0%
Sodium 529mg 532mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 +632.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.9%
Contains more OtherOther +58.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.6%
Contains more WaterWater +12.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +376.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2774.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.5%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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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