Raw lentils vs Lentils

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of raw lentils or 60 g of lentils. Most of the calories in raw lentils come from carbohydrate.

More in raw lentils: thiamin (2.8×), folate and copper. More in lentils: sodium, total fat (14×), fiber and vitamin E (5.8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw lentils100 cal

28.4 g · 7 g protein · 18 g carbs (0.58 g sugars) · 0.3 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%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.25 mg · 0.09 mg
    21%7%
  • Folate136 µg · 96.4 µg
    34%24%
  • Copper0.21 mg · 0.14 mg
    24%16%
  • Sodiumlimit1.7 mg · 131 mg
    <1%6%
  • Total fat0.3 g · 4.1 g
    <1%5%
  • Fiber3 g · 4.4 g
    11%16%
  • Vitamin E0.14 mg · 0.81 mg
    1%5%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein7 g · 5 g14%·10%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.044 g · 0.55 g<1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates18 g · 11.3 g7%·4%
  • Potassium192 mg · 207 mg4%·4%
  • Calcium9.9 mg · 10.8 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1.8 mg · 1.9 mg10%·10%
  • Magnesium13.4 mg · 19.9 mg3%·5%
  • Phosphorus79.8 mg · 101 mg6%·8%
  • Zinc0.93 mg · 0.71 mg8%·6%
  • Selenium0.028 µg · 1.6 µg<1%·3%
  • Vitamin A0.57 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C1.3 mg · 0.78 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K1.4 µg · 4.9 µg1%·4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.06 mg · 0.039 mg5%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.74 mg · 0.56 mg5%·4%
  • Vitamin B60.15 mg · 0.095 mg9%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline27.4 mg · 18.3 mg5%·3%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw lentils (SR Legacy 172420), 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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