Lentil vs Beef: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Less Calories in Lentil
At first glance, you can see that in lentil is much less calories than in beef.
Lentil has 116 kcal per 100g and beef 250 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 116%.
In lentil and in beef most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare lentil with beef in details.
Lentil And Beef Nutrition Difference
Beef vs Lentil: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Lentil | Beef |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 116 | 250 |
| Fat | 0.38 g | 15.41 g |
| Protein | 9.02 g | 25.93 g |
| Water | 69.64 g | 57.98 g |
| Calcium | 19 mg | 18 mg |
| Iron | 3.33 mg | 2.6 mg |
| Magnessium | 36 mg | 21 mg |
| Phosphorus | 1.7 mg | 1.2 mg |
| Potassium | 369 mg | 318 mg |
| Sodium | 2 mg | 72 mg |
| Zink | 1.7 mg | 1.2 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.169 mg | 0.046 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.073 mg | 0.176 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 1.06 mg | 5.378 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.178 mg | 0.382 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.181 mg | 0.009 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.11 mg | 0.12 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.002 mg | 0.001 mg |
Less protein in lentil
It is aslo easy to see see that in lentil is less protein than in beef.
There is 25.93g per 100g of beef and 9.02g per 100g of lentil so using simple math we can see that difference is about 187%.
Less fat in lentil
In lentil is less fats than in beef.
The tables above show us that there is 15.41g/100g of fats in beef and 0.38g/100g in lentil. In this case difference is about 3955%.
Lentil
116kcal- Calories116
- Fat0.38 g
- Protein9.02 g
- Water69.64 g
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | glass
Calories source
- 67% CARBS.
- 30% PROTEIN
- 3% FAT
Vitamins: beef vs lentil
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
lentil - 267% more than beef - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
beef - 141% more than lentil - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
beef - 407% more than lentil - Vitaminium B6:
beef - 115% more than lentil - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
lentil - 1911% more than beef - Vitaminium E:
beef - 9% more than lentil - Vitaminium K:
lentil - 100% more than beef
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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