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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Lentils

Lentils

Lentils
(Lentils)  Lentils are legumes (beans) that have been cultivated for thousands of years. The actual size of a lentil is about 1/4 inch.  They are mentioned in the Bible in 2 Samuel 17:28, 23:11 and in Ezekiel 4:9 where they are one of the ingredients of Ezekiel's bread.  Nutritional information: a 1/4 cup (dry) serving of lentils (32 grams) has no fat, 19 grams of complex carbohydrate - 10 grams of which is digestible (40 calories) and 9 grams in the form of dietary fiber - and 8 grams of protein (32 calories).  A serving of lentils also provides 15% of our daily requirement of iron. See a more complete nutritional charts below for raw and cooked lentils. (Photo-left is actual size)

Lentils, raw

Refuse: 0%
Scientific Name: Lens culinaris
NDB No: 16069 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams		 Number
of Data
Points		 Std.
Error 		1.00 X 1 cup
-------
192g
Proximates
Water
g
10.40
15
0.307
19.97
Energy
kcal
353
0
0
678
Energy
kj
1477
0
0
2836
Protein
g
25.80
1
0
49.54
Total lipid (fat)
g
1.06
9
0.033
2.04
Ash
g
2.67
7
0.061
5.13
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
60.08
0
0
115.35
Fiber, total dietary
g
30.5
3
2.027
58.6
Sugars, total
g
2.03
0
0
3.90
Sucrose
g
1.47
3
0.033
2.82
Glucose (dextrose)
g
0.00
0
0
0.00
Fructose
g
0.27
3
0.12
0.52
Lactose
g
0.00
0
0
0.00
Maltose
g
0.30
3
0.1
0.58
Galactose
g
0.00
0
0
0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
56
8
1.422
108
Iron, Fe
mg
7.54
14
0.22
14.48
Magnesium, Mg
mg
122
8
1.68
234
Phosphorus, P
mg
451
8
9.416
866
Potassium, K
mg
955
8
18.01
1834
Sodium, Na
mg
6
4
1.42
12
Zinc, Zn
mg
4.78
14
0.124
9.18
Copper, Cu
mg
0.519
14
0.034
0.996
Manganese, Mn
mg
1.330
8
0.123
2.554
Selenium, Se
mcg
8.3
0
0
15.9
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
4.4
0
0
8.4
Thiamin
mg
0.873
8
0.042
1.676
Riboflavin
mg
0.211
8
0.004
0.405
Niacin
mg
2.605
8
0.049
5.002
Pantothenic acid
mg
2.140
8
0.043
4.109
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.540
8
0.017
1.037
Folate, total
mcg
479
8
24.872
920
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
479
8
24.872
920
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
479
0
0
920
Choline, total
mg
96.4
0
0
185.1
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
39
0
0
75
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
2
0
0
4
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.49
1
0
0.94
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Tocopherol, beta
mg
0.00
1
0
0.00
Tocopherol, gamma
mg
4.23
1
0
8.12
Tocopherol, delta
mg
0.00
1
0
0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
5.0
0
0
9.6
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.156
0
0
0.300
4:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
14:0
g
0.003
0
0
0.006
16:0
g
0.133
0
0
0.255
18:0
g
0.015
0
0
0.029
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.189
0
0
0.363
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.003
0
0
0.006
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.180
0
0
0.346
20:1
g
0.006
0
0
0.012
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.516
0
0
0.991
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.404
0
0
0.776
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.109
0
0
0.209
18:4
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
0
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
0
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
0
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
23
0
0
44
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
0
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0
0
0
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007)

Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt

Refuse: 0%
NDB No: 16070 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams		 Number
of Data
Points		 Std.
Error 		1.00 X 1 cup
-------
198g
Proximates
Water
g
69.64
23
0.753
137.89
Energy
kcal
116
0
0
230
Energy
kj
487
0
0
964
Protein
g
9.02
23
0.191
17.86
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.38
22
0.014
0.75
Ash
g
0.83
22
0.04
1.64
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
20.13
0
0
39.86
Fiber, total dietary
g
7.9
0
0
15.6
Sugars, total
g
1.80
0
0
3.56
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
19
20
0.369
38
Iron, Fe
mg
3.33
20
0.239
6.59
Magnesium, Mg
mg
36
20
1.85
71
Phosphorus, P
mg
180
20
11.314
356
Potassium, K
mg
369
20
25.073
731
Sodium, Na
mg
2
16
0.153
4
Zinc, Zn
mg
1.27
21
0.057
2.51
Copper, Cu
mg
0.251
21
0.011
0.497
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.494
20
0.009
0.978
Selenium, Se
mcg
2.8
0
0
5.5
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
1.5
0
0
3.0
Thiamin
mg
0.169
20
0.022
0.335
Riboflavin
mg
0.073
20
0.002
0.145
Niacin
mg
1.060
20
0.092
2.099
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.638
8
0.027
1.263
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.178
8
0.004
0.352
Folate, total
mcg
181
8
6.984
358
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
181
8
6.984
358
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
181
0
0
358
Choline, total
mg
32.7
0
0
64.7
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
8
0
0
16
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
0
0
0
0
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.11
0
0
0.22
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
1.7
0
0
3.4
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.053
0
0
0.105
4:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
14:0
g
0.001
0
0
0.002
16:0
g
0.045
0
0
0.089
18:0
g
0.005
0
0
0.010
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.064
0
0
0.127
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.001
0
0
0.002
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.061
0
0
0.121
20:1
g
0.002
0
0
0.004
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.175
0
0
0.346
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.137
0
0
0.271
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.037
0
0
0.073
18:4
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.081
0
0
0.160
Threonine
g
0.323
0
0
0.640
Isoleucine
g
0.390
0
0
0.772
Leucine
g
0.654
0
0
1.295
Lysine
g
0.630
0
0
1.247
Methionine
g
0.077
0
0
0.152
Cystine
g
0.118
0
0
0.234
Phenylalanine
g
0.445
0
0
0.881
Tyrosine
g
0.241
0
0
0.477
Valine
g
0.448
0
0
0.887
Arginine
g
0.697
0
0
1.380
Histidine
g
0.254
0
0
0.503
Alanine
g
0.377
0
0
0.746
Aspartic acid
g
0.998
0
0
1.976
Glutamic acid
g
1.399
0
0
2.770
Glycine
g
0.367
0
0
0.727
Proline
g
0.377
0
0
0.746
Serine
g
0.416
0
0
0.824
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
0
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
0
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
0
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
5
0
0
10
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
0
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0
0
0
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007)

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