Lentils: Nutrition Facts

Lentils is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 120 kcal

Lentils contains 1.8 grams of total sugars, 7.9 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Lentils — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Lentils provides about 12.0% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.5% of the daily intake of fats and 6.5% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein9.0 g
12.0%
Fat380 mg
0.5%
Carbs20.1 g
6.5%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Lentils of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.1 mg
0.7%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C1.5 mg
1.7%
Vitamine B10.2 mg
16.7%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B31.1 mg
6.9%
Vitamine B432.7 mg
6.5%
Vitamine B50.6 mg
12.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90.2 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Lentils.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium19 mg
1.9%
Iron3.3 mg
33.0%
Magnesium36 mg
9.0%
Phosphorus180 mg
25.7%
Potassium369 mg
7.9%
Sodium2 mg
0.2%
Zinc1.3 mg
11.8%
Copper0.3 mg
33.3%
Manganese0.5 mg
21.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Lentils.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan81 mg
1.0%
Threonine323 mg
13.5%
Isoleucine390 mg
19.5%
Leucine654 mg
14.2%
Lysine630 mg
15.4%
Methionine77 mg
4.3%
Cystine118 mg
6.6%
Phenylalanine445 mg
10.1%
Tyrosine241 mg
5.5%
Valine448 mg
17.9%
Arginine697 mg
11.4%
Histidine254 mg
12.1%
Alanine377 mg
5.7%
Aspartic acid998 mg
8.2%
Glutamic acid1.4 g
10.3%
Glycine367 mg
10.5%
Proline377 mg
8.4%
Serine416 mg
5.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.654 g), isoleucine (0.390 g) and valine (0.448 g).
Lentils contains 1.49 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.367 g), arginine (0.697 g) and methionine (0.077 g).
Lentils contains 1.14 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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