Red or pink lentils: Nutrition Facts

Red or pink 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): 367.6 kcal

Red or pink lentils contains 0 grams of total sugars, 10.8 grams of dietary fiber and 47.62 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Red or pink lentils — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Red or pink lentils provides about 31.9% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 2.6% of the daily intake of fats and 20.4% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein23.9 g
31.9%
Fat2.2 g
2.6%
Carbs63.1 g
20.4%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Red or pink 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 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C1.7 mg
1.9%
Vitamine B10.5 mg
41.7%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B31.5 mg
9.4%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.3 mg
6.0%
Vitamine B60.4 mg
30.8%
Vitamine B90.2 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Red or pink lentils.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium48 mg
4.8%
Iron7.4 mg
74.0%
Magnesium59 mg
14.8%
Phosphorus294 mg
42.0%
Potassium668 mg
14.2%
Sodium7 mg
0.5%
Zinc3.6 mg
32.7%
Copper1.3 mg
144.4%
Manganese1.7 mg
73.9%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Red or pink lentils.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan223 mg
2.8%
Threonine895 mg
37.3%
Isoleucine1.1 g
53.9%
Leucine1.8 g
39.3%
Lysine1.7 g
42.4%
Methionine212 mg
11.8%
Cystine327 mg
18.2%
Phenylalanine1.2 g
28.0%
Tyrosine667 mg
15.2%
Valine1.2 g
49.5%
Arginine1.9 g
31.6%
Histidine702 mg
33.4%
Alanine1.0 g
15.8%
Aspartic acid2.8 g
22.6%
Glutamic acid3.9 g
28.4%
Glycine1.0 g
29.0%
Proline1.0 g
23.2%
Serine1.1 g
13.9%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.809 g), isoleucine (1.078 g) and valine (1.238 g).
Red or pink lentils contains 4.13 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.014 g), arginine (1.928 g) and methionine (0.212 g).
Red or pink lentils contains 3.15 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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