Lentil soup leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Beef broth: 100 g · Lentil soup: 100 g.
The verdict
Lentil soup comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Beef broth for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Lentil soup for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy7 kcal56 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.14 g3.74 gWIN
- Carbohydrate0.04 g8.16 g
- Fibermore is better0 g—
- Total sugarsless is better0 g—
- Total fat0.22 g1.12 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.11 g0.45 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN372 mg532 mg
- Potassiummore is better54 mg144 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better6 mg17 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.17 mg1.07 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better2 mg9 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.7 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

