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Soy milk vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soy milk and lentil

  • Lentil is richer than soy milk in folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Lentil covers your daily folate needs 41% more than soy milk.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
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 +31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.7%
Contains more IronIron +420.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +958.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +246.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121.5%

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 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
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 KVitamin K +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +181.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +131.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +905.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 18µg 181µg 41%
Iron 0.64mg 3.33mg 34%
Fiber 0.6g 7.9g 29%
Phosphorus 52mg 180mg 18%
Copper 0.128mg 0.251mg 14%
Manganese 0.223mg 0.494mg 12%
Protein 3.27g 9.02g 12%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.27mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.169mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.178mg 8%
Potassium 118mg 369mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0.175g 5%
Carbs 6.28g 20.13g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0.638mg 5%
Selenium 4.8µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 1.06mg 3%
Calories 54kcal 116kcal 3%
Magnesium 25mg 36mg 3%
Sodium 51mg 2mg 2%
Fats 1.75g 0.38g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Choline 23.6mg 32.7mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0.064g 1%
Calcium 25mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin K 3µg 1.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.053g 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 3.99g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.073mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 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 +360.5%
Contains more WaterWater +26.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +175.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +220.5%
Contains more OtherOther +27.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 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 +526.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +449.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.1%

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.