Raw lentils vs Lentils, from canned

In short

One serving each: 676 calories in raw lentils (1 cup, 192 g), 307 calories in lentils, from canned (1 cup, 185 g). Most of the calories in raw lentils come from carbohydrate.

More in raw lentils: folate (3.1×), thiamin (6.1×), copper (3.4×), protein (3.1×) and 12 more. More in lentils, from canned: sodium, total fat (6.2×), vitamin E (2.6×), selenium and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw lentils676 cal

1 cup (192 g) · 47.3 g protein · 122 g carbs (3.9 g sugars) · 2 g fat

Lentils, from canned307 cal

1 cup (185 g) · 15.5 g protein · 34.5 g carbs (3.1 g sugars) · 12.7 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%125%250%
  • Folate230% vs 74%

    920 µg vs 294 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)140% vs 23%

    1.7 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Copper161% vs 48%

    1.4 mg vs 0.43 mg

  • Protein95% vs 31%

    47.3 g vs 15.5 g

  • Vitamin B661% vs 17%

    1 mg vs 0.29 mg

  • Iron69% vs 32%

    12.5 mg vs 5.7 mg

  • Zinc57% vs 20%

    6.3 mg vs 2.2 mg

  • Carbohydrates44% vs 13%

    122 g vs 34.5 g

  • Sodiumlimit1% vs 26%

    11.5 mg vs 601 mg

  • Fiber73% vs 48%

    20.5 g vs 13.5 g

  • Choline34% vs 10%

    185 mg vs 56.1 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)31% vs 9%

    0.41 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Niacin (B3)31% vs 11%

    5 mg vs 1.7 mg

  • Phosphorus43% vs 25%

    540 mg vs 309 mg

  • Potassium28% vs 13%

    1,300 mg vs 633 mg

  • Total fat3% vs 16%

    2 g vs 12.7 g

  • Vitamin E6% vs 16%

    0.94 mg vs 2.5 mg

  • Selenium<1% vs 9%

    0.19 µg vs 4.8 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit1% vs 8%

    0.3 g vs 1.7 g

  • Magnesium21% vs 15%

    90.2 mg vs 61 mg

  • Vitamin C10% vs 3%

    8.6 mg vs 2.4 mg

  • Vitamin K8% vs 12%

    9.6 µg vs 15 µg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Calcium67.2 mg · 33.3 mg5%·3%
  • Vitamin A3.8 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw lentils (SR Legacy 172420), Lentils, from canned (Survey (FNDDS) 2707426). 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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