Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of lentils, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of lentils. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Lentils: nutritional value & information

Lentils: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 74% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 20% comes from proteins
  • The 4% comes from fat

Lentils: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 106
% DV
Total Fat 0.6g 1 %
   Saturated Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 11mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 22g 7 %
Proteins 9g 18 %
Vitamin A 1 % Vitamin C 28 %
Calcium 2 % Iron 18 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Lentils: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Niacin1.128 mg6 %
Pantothenic acid0.578 mg6 %
Riboflavin0.128 mg8 %
Thiamin0.228 mg15 %
Vitamin A45.00 IU1 %
    Vitamin A, RAE2.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.190 mg10 %
Vitamin C16.5 mg28 %

Lentils: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins8.96 g18 %
  Alanine0.356 g
  Arginine0.611 g
  Aspartic acid1.433 g
  Cystine0.334 g
  Glutamic acid1.258 g
  Glycine0.319 g
  Histidine0.257 g
  Isoleucine0.326 g23 %
  Leucine0.628 g23 %
  Lysine0.712 g34 %
  Methionine0.105 g10 %
  Phenylalanine0.442 g25 %
  Proline0.356 g
  Serine0.495 g
  Threonine0.328 g31 %
  Tyrosine0.252 g14 %
  Valine0.399 g22 %

Lentils: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca25.00 mg2 %
Copper, Cu0.352 mg18 %
Iron, Fe3.21 mg18 %
Magnesium, Mg37.00 mg9 %
Manganese, Mn0.506 mg25 %
Phosphorus, P173.00 mg17 %
Potassium, K322.00 mg7 %
Selenium, Se0.6 mcg1 %
Sodium, Na11.00 mg0 %
Zinc, Zn1.51 mg10 %

Lentils: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.55 g1 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.057 g0 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.052 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.006 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.104 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.104 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.219 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.181 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.038 g

Lentils: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate22.14 g7 %

Lentils: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Lentils: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.00 g
Water67.34 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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