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Vegetable soup vs. Lentil soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between vegetable soup and lentil soup

  • Vegetable soup is richer in vitamin A, copper, potassium, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and manganese, yet lentil soup is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable soup is 32% higher.
  • Vegetable soup contains 13 times more selenium than lentil soup. Vegetable soup contains 4µg of selenium, while lentil soup contains 0.3µg.
  • Vegetable soup contains less sodium.
  • Lentil soup has a lower glycemic index than vegetable soup.

Food types used in this article are Soup, vegetable, canned, low sodium, condensed and Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve.

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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 18% 6% 38% 25% 77% 11% 19% 50% 33% 22%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 13% 40% 23% 8.2% 32% 69% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +231.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1233.3%
Contains more IronIron +62.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.4%

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 2.7% 29% 29% 0% 27% 21% 29% 21% 39% 0% 11% 9% 4.9%
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 5.7% 2.3% 0% 0% 18% 10% 10% 8.4% 21% 15% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1128.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +104.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +182.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable soup Lentil soup DV% diff.
Copper 0.232mg 0.07mg 18%
Vitamin E 1.43mg 10%
Potassium 433mg 144mg 9%
Vitamin A 86µg 7µg 9%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Selenium 4µg 0.3µg 7%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.54mg 0.545mg 6%
Sodium 385mg 532mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.167mg 0.09mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Iron 0.66mg 1.07mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.346mg 0.14mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 9mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.092mg 0.045mg 4%
Phosphorus 45mg 74mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.109mg 0.07mg 3%
Protein 2.2g 3.74g 3%
Folate 12µg 20µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.403g 0.13g 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.3mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 12.11g 8.16g 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.147g 0.45g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.203g 0.52g 1%
Calories 65kcal 56kcal 0%
Fats 0.9g 1.12g 0%
Net carbs 10.01g 8.16g N/A
Calcium 20mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 4.31g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 83% 2%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 12.11 g
Water: 82.79 g
Other: 2 g
4% 8% 86%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 1.12 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 85.75 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.4%
Contains more OtherOther +62.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +70%
Contains more FatsFats +24.4%
~equal in Water ~85.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 27% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.147 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.203 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.52 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +156.2%

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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. Vegetable soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174538/nutrients
  2. Lentil soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171549/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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