Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
lentils
versus
tumeric
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in lentils and tumeric:
Both tumeric and lentils are high in calories. Tumeric has 169% more calories than lentil - tumeric has 312 calories per 100 grams and lentil has 116 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, lentils is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and lighter in fat compared to tumeric per calorie. Lentils has a macronutrient ratio of 30:67:3 and for tumeric, 12:80:9 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Lentils | Tumeric | |
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Protein | 30% | 12% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 80% |
Fat | 3% | 9% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tumeric is high in carbohydrates and lentil has 70% less carbohydrates than tumeric - tumeric has 67.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and lentil has 20.1g of carbohydrates.
Both tumeric and lentils are high in dietary fiber. Tumeric has 187% more dietary fiber than lentil - tumeric has 22.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and lentil has 7.9g of dietary fiber.
Tumeric and lentils contain similar amounts of sugar - tumeric has 3.2g of sugar per 100 grams and lentil has 1.8g of sugar.
Both tumeric and lentils are high in protein. Tumeric has a little more protein (7%) than lentil by weight - tumeric has 9.7g of protein per 100 grams and lentil has 9g of protein.
Lentil has 33.6 times less saturated fat than tumeric - tumeric has 1.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and lentil has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Both tumeric and lentils are low in trans fat - tumeric has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and lentil does not contain significant amounts.
Tumeric and lentils contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - tumeric has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and lentil has 1.5mg of Vitamin C.
Lentils and tumeric contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - lentil has 2.4ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and tumeric does not contain significant amounts.
Tumeric has 39 times more Vitamin E than lentil - tumeric has 4.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and lentil has 0.11mg of Vitamin E.
Tumeric and lentils contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - tumeric has 13.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and lentil has 1.7ug of Vitamin K.
Lentil has more thiamin and folate. Both lentils and tumeric contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Lentils | Tumeric | |
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Thiamin | 0.169 MG | 0.058 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.073 MG | 0.15 MG |
Niacin | 1.06 MG | 1.35 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.638 MG | 0.542 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.178 MG | 0.107 MG |
Folate | 181 UG | 20 UG |
Tumeric is an excellent source of calcium and it has 784% more calcium than lentil - tumeric has 168mg of calcium per 100 grams and lentil has 19mg of calcium.
Both tumeric and lentils are high in iron. Tumeric has 15 times more iron than lentil - tumeric has 55mg of iron per 100 grams and lentil has 3.3mg of iron.
Both tumeric and lentils are high in potassium. Tumeric has 464% more potassium than lentil - tumeric has 2080mg of potassium per 100 grams and lentil has 369mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, tumeric has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than lentil per 100 grams.
Lentils | Tumeric | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.037 G | 0.084 G |
Total | 0.037 G | 0.084 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, tumeric has more linoleic acid than lentil per 100 grams.
Lentils | Tumeric | |
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linoleic acid | 0.137 G | 0.672 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.081 G |
Total | 0.137 G | 0.753 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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