Lentils

Legumes 3 variants

Lentils is consistently high in these nutrients across all variants, regardless of preparation or processing.

Folate > 94% Dietary Fiber > 89% Iron > 85% Copper > 84% Manganese > 81% Potassium > 81% Magnesium > 79% Thiamine (B1) > 71%

Select a nutrient to see how the 3 variants compare.

Variant	Protein (g)	All foods
raw	24.6	> 85%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	9.0	> 48%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	9.0	> 48%

Variant	Iron (mg)	All foods
raw	6.5	> 94%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	3.3	> 85%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	3.3	> 85%

Variant	Magnesium (mg)	All foods
raw	47.0	> 84%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	36.0	> 79%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	36.0	> 79%

Variant	Zinc (mg)	All foods
raw	3.3	> 77%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	1.3	> 54%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	1.3	> 54%

Variant	Calcium (mg)	All foods
raw	35.0	> 62%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	19.0	> 46%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	19.0	> 46%

Variant	Potassium (mg)	All foods
raw	677.0	> 95%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	369.0	> 81%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	369.0	> 81%

Variant	Phosphorus (mg)	All foods
raw	281.0	> 87%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	180.0	> 57%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	180.0	> 58%

Variant	Dietary Fiber (g)	All foods
raw	10.7	> 94%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	7.9	> 89%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	7.9	> 89%

Variant	Vitamin C (mg)	All foods
raw	4.5	> 52%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	1.5	> 34%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	1.5	> 34%

Variant	Vitamin E (mg)	All foods
raw	0.5	> 61%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	0.1	> 16%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	0.1	> 16%

Variant	Folate (µg)	All foods
raw	479.0	> 98%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	181.0	> 94%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	181.0	> 94%

Variant	Choline (mg)	All foods
raw	96.4	> 89%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt	32.7	> 54%
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt	32.7	> 54%