Raw lentils vs Pink or red lentils, raw
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
24.6 g protein · 63.4 g carbs (2 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat
23.9 g protein · 63.1 g carbs · 2.2 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Folate120% vs 51%
479 µg vs 204 µg
- Copper84% vs 145%
0.75 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)43% vs 7%
2.1 mg vs 0.35 mg
- Thiamin (B1)73% vs 43%
0.87 mg vs 0.51 mg
- Manganese61% vs 75%
1.4 mg vs 1.7 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)16% vs 8%
0.21 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B632% vs 24%
0.54 mg vs 0.4 mg
- Niacin (B3)16% vs 9%
2.6 mg vs 1.5 mg
- Iron36% vs 41%
6.5 mg vs 7.4 mg
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.