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Tortilla vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tortilla and lentil

  • Tortilla has more selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while lentil has more fiber, folate, copper, manganese, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Tortilla covers your daily need for selenium, 25% more than lentil.
  • Tortilla contains 241 times more sodium than lentil. While tortilla contains 482mg of sodium, lentil contains only 2mg.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lentil is 29, while the glycemic index of tortilla is 52.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) 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% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
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 +268.4%
Contains more IronIron +14.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +492.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +89.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +146.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +296.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.3%

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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 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 EVitamin E +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +289.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +275.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +325%
Contains more FolateFolate +84.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Lentil DV% diff.
Selenium 16.6µg 2.8µg 25%
Fiber 2.4g 7.9g 22%
Sodium 482mg 2mg 21%
Folate 98µg 181µg 21%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 1.06mg 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.169mg 17%
Copper 0.102mg 0.251mg 17%
Carbs 49.94g 20.13g 10%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.494mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.178mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.638mg 9%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.27mg 9%
Potassium 105mg 369mg 8%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Calories 237kcal 116kcal 6%
Iron 3.81mg 3.33mg 6%
Phosphorus 146mg 180mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 19mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 36mg 4%
Protein 7.28g 9.02g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.073mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.175g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.053g 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 1.8g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.254mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 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 +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.1%
Contains more OtherOther +125.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.9%
Contains more WaterWater +74.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 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 +189.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +123.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.1%

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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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