About this food
Draft from data, for review
Among the 12 foods in Legumes on this site, this food ranks 2nd for protein and 4th for calories per 100 g.
Compared with all 155 foods on this site, its highest rankings per 100 g are for folate (3rd of 148) and protein (4th of 155).
It is 8.3% water by weight.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Calories | 352 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 24.6 g |
| Fat | 1.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.15 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.19 g |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.53 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 63.4 g |
| Fibre | 10.7 g |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Sucrose | 1.5 g |
| Glucose | 0 g |
| Fructose | 0.27 g |
| Lactose | 0 g |
| Maltose | 0.3 g |
| Galactose | 0 g |
| Calcium | 35 mg |
|---|---|
| Iron | 6.5 mg |
| Magnesium | 47 mg |
| Phosphorus | 281 mg |
| Potassium | 677 mg |
| Sodium | 6 mg |
| Zinc | 3.3 mg |
| Copper | 0.75 mg |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg |
| Selenium | 0.1 µg |
| Vitamin C | 4.5 mg |
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| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.87 mg |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.21 mg |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.6 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.1 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.54 mg |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 479 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Choline | 96.4 mg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 2 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.49 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K | 5 µg |
| Water | 8.3 g |
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Amino acids
| Tryptophan | 0.22 g |
|---|---|
| Threonine | 0.88 g |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g |
| Leucine | 1.8 g |
| Lysine | 1.7 g |
| Methionine | 0.21 g |
| Cystine | 0.32 g |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.66 g |
| Valine | 1.2 g |
| Arginine | 1.9 g |
| Histidine | 0.69 g |
| Alanine | 1 g |
| Aspartic acid | 2.7 g |
| Glutamic acid | 3.8 g |
| Glycine | 1 g |
| Proline | 1 g |
| Serine | 1.1 g |
Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 172420, "Lentils, raw". Values per 100 g.
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