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Tomatillo vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between tomatillos and lentil

  • Tomatillos have more manganese and vitamin C; however, lentil has more folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for tomatillos is 6631% higher.
  • Lentil has 8 times less vitamin C than tomatillos. Tomatillos have 11.7mg of vitamin C, while lentil has 1.5mg.

Food types used in this article are Tomatillos, raw 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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
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 less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30871.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +171.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.7%
Contains more IronIron +437.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +477.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +361.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +460%

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
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 +680%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +494.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +284.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +325.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +217.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +2485.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +330.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomatillo Lentil DV% diff.
Manganese 153mg 0.494mg 6631%
Folate 7µg 181µg 44%
Iron 0.62mg 3.33mg 34%
Fiber 1.9g 7.9g 24%
Phosphorus 39mg 180mg 20%
Copper 0.079mg 0.251mg 19%
Protein 0.96g 9.02g 16%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 1.5mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.169mg 10%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.27mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0.638mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.178mg 9%
Vitamin K 10.1µg 1.7µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 1.06mg 5%
Carbs 5.84g 20.13g 5%
Choline 7.6mg 32.7mg 5%
Selenium 0.5µg 2.8µg 4%
Calories 32kcal 116kcal 4%
Magnesium 20mg 36mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.073mg 3%
Potassium 268mg 369mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.11mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.417g 0.175g 2%
Calcium 7mg 19mg 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.38g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.94g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.155g 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 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 +168.4%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +839.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +244.7%
Contains more OtherOther +50.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 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 +142.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +138.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.9%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.