Calories in Lentils
A type of pulse, or legume, calories in lentils are calculated seperately from the amounts of protein, potassium, minerals and vitamins which they are rich in. They also contain fibre. Historically cooked in soup throughout Europe and America, calories in lentils have to be considered when analizing traditional South Asian cooking as they are the main ingredient of dahl curry. This pulse can also be sprouted and added to salads.
Keeping up calorie counting, ab exercise and a low carb diet can help with a balanced diet and healthy eating.
Calories in Lentils
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Food Energy (Calories) (kcal/100g) |
338 |
Additional nutritional information
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Nutritional information
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Water (g/100g) |
68.7 |
Protein (g/100g) |
8.8 |
Total Lipid (fat) (g/100g) |
0.45 |
Ash (g/100g) |
0.8 |
Carbohydrate (g/100g) |
21.25 |
Total Dietary Fibre (g/100g) |
N/A |
Total Sugars (g/100g) |
N/A |
Calcium (mg/100g) |
14 |
Iron (mg/100g) |
3.1 |
Magnesium (mg/100g) |
35 |
Phosphorus (mg/100g) |
153 |
Potassium (mg/100g) |
284 |
Sodium (mg/100g) |
246 |
Zinc (mg/100g) |
1.6 |
Copper(mg/100g) |
0.337 |
Manganese (mg/100g) |
0.502 |
Selenium (µ/100g) |
0.6 |
Vitamin C (mg/100g) |
12.6 |
Thiamin (mg/100g) |
0.22 |
Riboflavin (mg/100g) |
0.09 |
Niacin (mg/100g) |
1.2 |
Pantothenic Acid (mg/100g) |
0.571 |
Vitamin B-6 (mg/100g) |
0.164 |
Folate (µg/100g) |
67 |
Folic Acid (µg/100g) |
0 |
Food Folate (µg/100g) |
67 |
Folate (Dietary Folate Equivalents/100g) |
67 |
Vitamin B-12 (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin A (µg/100g) |
41 |
Vitamin A (IU/100g) |
2 |
Retinol (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin E (µg/100g) |
N/A |
Vitamin K (µg/100g) |
N/A |
Alpha-carotene (µg/100g) |
N/A |
Beta-carotene (µg/100g) |
N/A |
Beta-crytoxanthin (µg/100g) |
N/A |
Lycopene (µg/100g) |
N/A |
Lutein & Zeazanthin (µg/100g) |
N/A |
Saturated Fatty Acid (g/100g) |
0.053 |
Monosaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
0.095 |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
0.201 |
All data originally from the United States Department of Agriculture |
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