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Veal vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between veal and lentil

  • Veal has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, and selenium, while lentil has more folate, fiber, iron, manganese, and copper.
  • Veal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 53% more than lentil.
  • Veal has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of veal is 0, while the glycemic index of lentil is 29.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
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 ZincZinc +204.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +389.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.8%
Contains more IronIron +236.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1311.4%
~equal in Potassium ~369mg

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.
Veal
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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 0% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +269.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +657.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +41.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1545.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 0µg 53%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 1.06mg 44%
Folate 11µg 181µg 43%
Cholesterol 103mg 0mg 34%
Fiber 0g 7.9g 32%
Protein 24.38g 9.02g 31%
Iron 0.99mg 3.33mg 29%
Zinc 3.87mg 1.27mg 24%
Selenium 13.7µg 2.8µg 20%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.494mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.178mg 16%
Copper 0.103mg 0.251mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.073mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.053g 14%
Fats 7.56g 0.38g 11%
Choline 95mg 32.7mg 11%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.638mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.169mg 8%
Carbs 0g 20.13g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.064g 7%
Phosphorus 217mg 180mg 5%
Sodium 83mg 2mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.175g 3%
Calories 172kcal 116kcal 3%
Magnesium 24mg 36mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Potassium 337mg 369mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 12.23g N/A
Calcium 17mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.254mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
3
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Lentil
2
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 ProteinProtein +170.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1889.5%
Contains more OtherOther +56.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~69.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 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 +4337.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +214.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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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