Raw lentils vs Pink or red lentils, raw

Raw lentilsPink or red lentils, raw
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 352 in 100 g of raw lentils, 358 of pink or red lentils, raw. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in raw lentils: folate (2.3×), pantothenic acid (6.1×), thiamin, riboflavin and 2 more. More in pink or red lentils, raw: copper, manganese and iron. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw lentils352 cal

24.6 g protein · 63.4 g carbs (2 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Pink or red lentils, raw358 cal

23.9 g protein · 63.1 g carbs · 2.2 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 g 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%75%150%
  • Folate479 µg · 204 µg
    120%51%
  • Copper0.75 mg · 1.3 mg
    84%145%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)2.1 mg · 0.35 mg
    43%7%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.87 mg · 0.51 mg
    73%43%
  • Manganese1.4 mg · 1.7 mg
    61%75%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.21 mg · 0.11 mg
    16%8%
  • Vitamin B60.54 mg · 0.4 mg
    32%24%
  • Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 1.5 mg
    16%9%
  • Iron6.5 mg · 7.4 mg
    36%41%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein24.6 g · 23.9 g49%·48%
  • Total fat1.1 g · 2.2 g1%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.15 g · 0.38 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates63.4 g · 63.1 g23%·23%
  • Fiber10.7 g · 10.8 g38%·39%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium677 mg · 668 mg14%·14%
  • Calcium35 mg · 48 mg3%·4%
  • Magnesium47 mg · 59 mg11%·14%
  • Phosphorus281 mg · 294 mg22%·24%
  • Zinc3.3 mg · 3.6 mg30%·33%
  • Selenium0.1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin A2 µg · 3 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C4.5 mg · 1.7 mg5%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw lentils (SR Legacy 172420), Pink or red lentils, raw (SR Legacy 174284). 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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