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Lentils, Red

Red Lentils

Lentils, Red
(Lentils, Red)  Red lentils are the fastest cooking lentil that we have prepared. The skins begin to come off after about five minutes of cooking and the lentils begin to come apart after about ten minutes.  During the cooking process, the red lentils change from their red color to a yellow-gold color.  They are great for making soups and chowders.  The only places we have found that sell red lentils are health food stores and food coops.  We could not find specific nutritional information for "red" lentils, but did find information on "pink" lentils, which we suspect may be the same lentil with a different name (see below).  The actual size of the lentils can be seen in the cup to the left.

Lentils, pink, raw

NDB No: 16144

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 1 cup
-------
192g
Proximates
Water
g
11.79
2
0
22.64
Energy
kcal
345
0
0
662
Energy
kj
1445
0
0
2774
Protein
g
24.95
2
0
47.90
Total lipid (fat)
g
2.17
2
0
4.17
Ash
g
1.94
2
0
3.72
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
59.15
0
0
113.57
Fiber, total dietary
g
10.8
2
0
20.7
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
41
2
0
79
Iron, Fe
mg
7.56
2
0
14.52
Magnesium, Mg
mg
72
2
0
138
Phosphorus, P
mg
294
2
0
564
Potassium, K
mg
578
2
0
1110
Sodium, Na
mg
7
2
0
13
Zinc, Zn
mg
3.90
2
0
7.49
Copper, Cu
mg
1.303
2
0
2.502
Manganese, Mn
mg
1.417
2
0
2.721
Selenium, Se
mcg
8.2
0
0
15.7
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
1.7
1
0
3.3
Thiamin
mg
0.510
2
0
0.979
Riboflavin
mg
0.106
2
0
0.204
Niacin
mg
1.495
2
0
2.870
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.348
2
0
0.668
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.403
2
0
0.774
Folate, total
mcg
204
2
0
392
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
204
2
0
392
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
204
0
0
392
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
58
0
0
111
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
3
0
0
6
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.379
1
0
0.728
10:0
g
0.001
1
0
0.002
12:0
g
0.002
1
0
0.004
14:0
g
0.003
1
0
0.006
15:0
g
0.003
1
0
0.006
16:0
g
0.284
1
0
0.545
17:0
g
0.004
1
0
0.008
18:0
g
0.042
1
0
0.081
20:0
g
0.014
1
0
0.027
22:0
g
0.014
1
0
0.027
24:0
g
0.012
1
0
0.023
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.500
1
0
0.960
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.490
1
0
0.941
20:1
g
0.011
1
0
0.021
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
1.137
1
0
2.183
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.886
1
0
1.701
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.250
1
0
0.480
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Phytosterols
mg
57
1
0
109
Stigmasterol
mg
4
1
0
8
Campesterol
mg
6
1
0
12
Beta-sitosterol
mg
47
1
0
90
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.223
0
0
0.428
Threonine
g
0.895
0
0
1.718
Isoleucine
g
1.078
0
0
2.070
Leucine
g
1.809
0
0
3.473
Lysine
g
1.740
0
0
3.341
Methionine
g
0.212
0
0
0.407
Cystine
g
0.327
0
0
0.628
Phenylalanine
g
1.230
0
0
2.362
Tyrosine
g
0.667
0
0
1.281
Valine
g
1.238
0
0
2.377
Arginine
g
1.928
0
0
3.702
Histidine
g
0.702
0
0
1.348
Alanine
g
1.042
0
0
2.001
Aspartic acid
g
2.758
0
0
5.295
Glutamic acid
g
3.868
0
0
7.427
Glycine
g
1.014
0
0
1.947
Proline
g
1.042
0
0
2.001
Serine
g
1.150
0
0
2.208
Other
Carotene, beta
mcg
35
2
0
67
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
2
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
2
0
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17 (2004)

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