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Spread vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spread and lentil

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, while lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Spread covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 47% more than lentil.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of lentil is 29.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Lentil
9
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 SeleniumSelenium +246.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +235.5%
Contains more IronIron +321.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1800%

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.
Spread
7
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Lentil
4
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1481.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +8950%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.169mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Folate 2µg 181µg 45%
Sodium 1013mg 2mg 44%
Iron 0.79mg 3.33mg 32%
Fiber 0.2g 7.9g 31%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.053g 27%
Fats 17.34g 0.38g 26%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.494mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.064g 19%
Phosphorus 59mg 180mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.175g 16%
Copper 0.13mg 0.251mg 13%
Selenium 9.7µg 2.8µg 13%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.11mg 11%
Potassium 110mg 369mg 8%
Magnesium 8mg 36mg 7%
Calories 235kcal 116kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.073mg 5%
Choline 62.3mg 32.7mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 1.06mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.178mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.638mg 4%
Carbs 11.94g 20.13g 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Protein 7.66g 9.02g 3%
Zinc 1.02mg 1.27mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.169mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Lentil
3
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 +4463.2%
Contains more OtherOther +234.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.6%
Contains more WaterWater +15.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Lentil
1
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 +11750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1365.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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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