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Soup beans vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soup beans and lentil?

  • Soup beans are higher in vitamin A, yet lentil is higher in folate, iron, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 42% more.
  • Soup beans have 203 times more vitamin A than lentil. While soup beans have 1626IU of vitamin A, lentil has only 8IU.
  • The amount of sodium in lentil is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lentil is lower.

We used Soup, bean with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this article.

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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 14% 9.6% 15% 50% 53% 12% 25% 52% 38% 38%
Lentil
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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 +68.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +146.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +89.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.9%
Contains more IronIron +150.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +70.3%

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 6% 27% 0% 0% 15% 14% 13% 2.4% 12% 3.8% 0% 9% 0%
Lentil
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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 CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +181.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1495%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +256%
Contains more FolateFolate +1408.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soup beans Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 12µg 181µg 42%
Iron 1.33mg 3.33mg 25%
Sodium 400mg 2mg 17%
Phosphorus 59mg 180mg 17%
Fiber 4.6g 7.9g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.04mg 0.638mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.178mg 10%
Copper 0.16mg 0.251mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.169mg 9%
Manganese 0.29mg 0.494mg 9%
Vitamin A 81µg 0µg 9%
Protein 5.19g 9.02g 8%
Zinc 0.44mg 1.27mg 8%
Selenium 6.9µg 2.8µg 7%
Saturated fat 1.37g 0.053g 6%
Potassium 175mg 369mg 6%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Fats 3.5g 0.38g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.58g 0.064g 4%
Magnesium 19mg 36mg 4%
Carbs 11.16g 20.13g 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.06mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.39g 0.175g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calories 95kcal 116kcal 1%
Vitamin B12 0.03µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 1.5mg 0%
Net carbs 6.56g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 11% 79%
Protein: 5.19 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 11.16 g
Water: 78.63 g
Other: 1.52 g
Lentil
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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 +821.1%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
Contains more OtherOther +83.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.58 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.39 g
Lentil
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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 +2368.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +122.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%

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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. Soup beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171144/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.