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 vegetable soup for more protein and more vitamin C.
Pick Lentil soup for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN7.19 g6.68 g
- Carbohydrate13.1 g14.57 g
- Fibermore is better2.58 g—
- Total sugarsless is better1.45 g—
- Total fat2.45 g2 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.1 g0.8 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better1125.81 mg950 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better222.58 mg257.14 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better25.81 mg30.36 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.45 mg1.91 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better9.68 mg16.07 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN3.23 mg3.04 mg
- 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.

