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Sugar substitute vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sugar substitute and lentil different?

  • Sugar substitute is higher in calcium; however, lentil is richer in iron, fiber, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for sugar substitute is 86% higher.
  • Sugar substitute contains 286 times more sodium than lentil. While sugar substitute contains 572mg of sodium, lentil contains only 2mg.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than sugar substitute (40).

Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
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 +4526.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +846.2%
Contains more IronIron +1981.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3485.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2145.5%

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% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +1026.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +697.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1086.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Lentil DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 19mg 86%
Folate 181µg 45%
Iron 0.16mg 3.33mg 40%
Fiber 0.6g 7.9g 29%
Copper 0.007mg 0.251mg 27%
Sodium 572mg 2mg 25%
Phosphorus 8mg 180mg 25%
Carbs 84.77g 20.13g 22%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.494mg 21%
Protein 2.06g 9.02g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.169mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.178mg 13%
Calories 347kcal 116kcal 12%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.638mg 11%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.27mg 11%
Potassium 39mg 369mg 10%
Magnesium 6mg 36mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.073mg 4%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Fats 0g 0.38g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 84.17g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 4.03g 1.8g N/A
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0%
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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 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 CarbsCarbs +321.1%
Contains more OtherOther +385.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +337.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +661.9%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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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