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): 361.5 kcal

Lentils contains 2.03 grams of total sugars, 10.7 grams of dietary fiber and 49.9 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 32.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 1.3% of the daily intake of fats and 20.4% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein24.6 g
32.8%
Fat1.1 g
1.3%
Carbs63.4 g
20.4%

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 E0.5 mg
3.4%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C4.5 mg
5.0%
Vitamine B10.9 mg
75.0%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B32.6 mg
16.3%
Vitamine B496.4 mg
19.3%
Vitamine B52.1 mg
42.0%
Vitamine B60.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B90.5 mg
125.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Lentils.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium35 mg
3.5%
Iron6.5 mg
65.0%
Magnesium47 mg
11.8%
Phosphorus281 mg
40.1%
Potassium677 mg
14.4%
Sodium6 mg
0.5%
Zinc3.3 mg
30.0%
Copper0.8 mg
88.9%
Manganese1.4 mg
60.9%
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)
Tryptophan221 mg
2.8%
Threonine882 mg
36.8%
Isoleucine1.1 g
53.3%
Leucine1.8 g
38.8%
Lysine1.7 g
42.0%
Methionine210 mg
11.7%
Cystine322 mg
17.9%
Phenylalanine1.2 g
27.6%
Tyrosine658 mg
15.0%
Valine1.2 g
48.9%
Arginine1.9 g
31.2%
Histidine693 mg
33.0%
Alanine1.0 g
15.6%
Aspartic acid2.7 g
22.3%
Glutamic acid3.8 g
28.1%
Glycine1.0 g
28.6%
Proline1.0 g
22.9%
Serine1.1 g
13.7%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.786 g), isoleucine (1.065 g) and valine (1.223 g).
Lentils contains 4.07 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.002 g), arginine (1.903 g) and methionine (0.210 g).
Lentils contains 3.12 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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