Lentil soup leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Lentil soup comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Beef stew, canned for less sodium and more iron.
Pick Lentil soup for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.45 g6.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.93 g14.57 g
- Fibermore is better0.91 g—
- Total sugarsless is better1.78 g—
- Total fat5.59 g2 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.21 g0.8 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN391.92 mg950 mg
- Potassiummore is better164.65 mg257.14 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better12.12 mg30.36 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.51 mg1.91 mg
- Magnesiummore is better8.08 mg16.07 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg3.04 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.

