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Truffle vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are truffle and lentil different?

  • Truffle is richer in fiber, selenium, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, calcium, and potassium, while lentil is higher in folate and vitamin B1.
  • Truffle covers your daily need for fiber, 249% more than lentil.
  • Truffle contains 16 times more selenium than lentil. Truffle contains 43.4µg of selenium, while lentil contains 2.8µg.
  • Truffle has a higher glycemic index (45) than lentil (29).

Fungi, Cloud ears, dried and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
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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 +130.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +736.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.3%
Contains more IronIron +76.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +294.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1450%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
~equal in Zinc ~1.27mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~180mg

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% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +1056.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +491.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1026.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +376.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Truffle Lentil DV% diff.
Fiber 70.1g 7.9g 249%
Selenium 43.4µg 2.8µg 74%
Manganese 1.951mg 0.494mg 63%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.073mg 59%
Folate 38µg 181µg 36%
Vitamin B3 6.267mg 1.06mg 33%
Iron 5.88mg 3.33mg 32%
Carbs 73.01g 20.13g 18%
Calcium 159mg 19mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.169mg 13%
Magnesium 83mg 36mg 11%
Potassium 754mg 369mg 11%
Calories 284kcal 116kcal 8%
Copper 0.183mg 0.251mg 8%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.178mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 0.638mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 1%
Sodium 35mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.38g 1%
Phosphorus 184mg 180mg 1%
Protein 9.25g 9.02g 0%
Net carbs 2.91g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Zinc 1.32mg 1.27mg 0%
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
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
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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 +92.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +262.7%
Contains more OtherOther +166.3%
Contains more WaterWater +370.5%
~equal in Protein ~9.02g

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/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.