Boiled lentils, unsalted vs Lentils
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
86.2 g · 7.8 g protein · 17.4 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 0.33 g fat
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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Folate39% vs 24%
156 µg vs 96.4 µg
- Fiber24% vs 16%
6.8 g vs 4.4 g
- Copper24% vs 16%
0.22 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 6%
1.7 mg vs 131 mg
- Iron16% vs 10%
2.9 mg vs 1.9 mg
- Protein16% vs 10%
7.8 g vs 5 g
- Total fat<1% vs 5%
0.33 g vs 4.1 g
- Vitamin E1% vs 5%
0.095 mg vs 0.81 mg
- Thiamin (B1)12% vs 7%
0.15 mg vs 0.09 mg
- Phosphorus12% vs 8%
155 mg vs 101 mg
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.