Lentils: nutrition facts
Lentils are a type of food categorized among legumes. One portion of Lentils (considering as a portion 1 cup, meaning more or less 198 grams of Lentils) contains around 230 calories.
When compared to other legumes,
Lentils have
less caloriess than the average of legumes, as they contain 116 calories per 100 grams, while other foods like the
Lentils have
much more calories.
Recipes with Lentils
You can use Lentils as an ingredient for the next recipes:
Lentils as natural remedy
Lentils can be used as a natural remedy to treat the next diseases:
Lentils nutritional facts
|
1 serving (198 gr.) |
100 gr. |
| Calories | 230 kcal | 116 kcal |
| Lipids | 0.75 g | 0.38 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.105 g | 0.053 g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.346 g | 0.175 g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.127 g | 0.064 g |
| Protein | 17.86 g | 9.02 g |
| Carbohydrate | 39.86 g | 20.13 g |
| Sugars | 3.56 g | 1.8 g |
| Fiber | 15.6 g | 7.9 g |
| Cholesterol | -- mg | -- mg |
| Minerals | | |
| Calcium | 38 mg | 19 mg |
| Iron | 6.59 mg | 3.33 mg |
| Sodio | 4 mg | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 731 mg | 369 mg |
| Magnesium | 71 mg | 36 mg |
| Phosphorus | 356 mg | 180 mg |
| Zinc | 2.51 mg | 1.27 mg |
| Vitamins | | |
| Vitamin A | 16 IU | 8 IU |
| Vitamin C | 3.0 mg | 1.5 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 µg | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.335 mg | 0.169 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.145 mg | 0.073 mg |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 2.099 mg | 1.06 mg |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid ) | 1.263 mg | 0.638 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.352 mg | 0.178 mg |
| Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) | 0.00 µg | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.22 mg | 0.11 mg |
| Vitamin K | 3.4 µg | 1.7 µg |
| Choline | 64.7 mg | 32.7 mg |
| Arginine | 1.380 g | 0.697 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.477 g | 0.241 g |
| Folic Acid | 358 µg | 181 µg |
| Beta Carotene | 10 µg | 5 µg |
| Water | 137.89 g | 69.64 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg |
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