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Cinnamon vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cinnamon and lentil

  • Cinnamon is richer in manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin K, vitamin E, and copper, while lentil is higher in folate, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily manganese needs 738% more than lentil.
  • Cinnamon has 53 times more calcium than lentil. Cinnamon has 1002mg of calcium, while lentil has 19mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spices, cinnamon, ground 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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5173.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.8%
Contains more IronIron +149.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3435.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +181.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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 +153.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2009.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1735.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +668.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2916.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +197.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Lentil DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.494mg 738%
Fiber 53.1g 7.9g 181%
Calcium 1002mg 19mg 98%
Iron 8.32mg 3.33mg 62%
Folate 6µg 181µg 44%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 1.7µg 25%
Carbs 80.59g 20.13g 20%
Phosphorus 64mg 180mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.11mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.169mg 12%
Protein 3.99g 9.02g 10%
Copper 0.339mg 0.251mg 10%
Calories 247kcal 116kcal 7%
Magnesium 60mg 36mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.638mg 6%
Zinc 1.83mg 1.27mg 5%
Choline 11mg 32.7mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 1.5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 1.06mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.178mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.073mg 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 431mg 369mg 2%
Selenium 3.1µg 2.8µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Fats 1.24g 0.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0.053g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0.175g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.254mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 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 +226.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300.3%
Contains more OtherOther +333.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +126.1%
Contains more WaterWater +558.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 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 +284.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +157.4%

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.

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