Boiled lentils, unsalted vs Lentils

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In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 86 g of boiled lentils, unsalted or 60 g of lentils. Most of the calories in boiled lentils, unsalted come from carbohydrate.

More in boiled lentils, unsalted: folate, fiber, copper, iron and 3 more. More in lentils: sodium, total fat (13×) and vitamin E (8.5×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Boiled lentils, unsalted100 cal

86.2 g · 7.8 g protein · 17.4 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 0.33 g fat

Lentils100 cal

60.2 g · 5 g protein · 11.3 g carbs (1 g sugars) · 4.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Folate156 µg · 96.4 µg
    39%24%
  • Fiber6.8 g · 4.4 g
    24%16%
  • Copper0.22 mg · 0.14 mg
    24%16%
  • Sodiumlimit1.7 mg · 131 mg
    <1%6%
  • Iron2.9 mg · 1.9 mg
    16%10%
  • Protein7.8 g · 5 g
    16%10%
  • Total fat0.33 g · 4.1 g
    <1%5%
  • Vitamin E0.095 mg · 0.81 mg
    1%5%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.15 mg · 0.09 mg
    12%7%
  • Phosphorus155 mg · 101 mg
    12%8%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 0.55 g<1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates17.4 g · 11.3 g6%·4%
  • Potassium318 mg · 207 mg7%·4%
  • Calcium16.4 mg · 10.8 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium31 mg · 19.9 mg7%·5%
  • Zinc1.1 mg · 0.71 mg10%·6%
  • Selenium2.4 µg · 1.6 µg4%·3%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C1.3 mg · 0.78 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K1.5 µg · 4.9 µg1%·4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.063 mg · 0.039 mg5%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.91 mg · 0.56 mg6%·4%
  • Vitamin B60.15 mg · 0.095 mg9%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline28.2 mg · 18.3 mg5%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Boiled lentils, unsalted (SR Legacy 172421), Lentils (Survey (FNDDS) 2707423). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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