Vegetable

Lentils (sprouted, raw) Nutrition Facts

USDA description: Lentils, sprouted, raw

Per 100 g, Lentils (sprouted, raw) provides 106 calories. A typical portion, 1 cup (77 g), has 82 calories, 6.9 g protein, 17 g carbs and 0.4 g fat.

calories
106
protein
9 g
carbs
22 g
fat
0.6 g

Per 100 g.

Calories and macros per serving

Serving weights are USDA's own for this record; each value is the per-100 g amount scaled to that weight. % = share of the FDA Daily Value.

Lentils (sprouted, raw): calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber and sugars per serving
ServingCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFiberSugars
100 g1065%9 g18%22 g8%0.6 g1%n/rn/r
1 cup77 g824%6.9 g14%17 g6%0.4 g1%n/rn/r

Calories in kcal. n/r = not reported for this food.

How Lentils ranks among vegetables

Rank 1 = the most of that nutrient among the vegetables on CalorieExplorer. Per 200 kcal shows nutrient density: how much you get for the same calories.

NutrientPer 100 gPer 200 kcal
Protein9 g#3 of 126 vegetables17 g#26 of 126 vegetables
Potassium322 mg#35 of 126 vegetables608 mg#106 of 126 vegetables
Calcium25 mg#67 of 126 vegetables47 mg#106 of 126 vegetables
Iron3.2 mg#8 of 126 vegetables6.1 mg#31 of 126 vegetables
Magnesium37 mg#19 of 125 vegetables70 mg#94 of 125 vegetables
Vitamin C17 mg#56 of 123 vegetables31 mg#86 of 123 vegetables
Vitamin A2 µg#91 of 117 vegetables3.8 µg#94 of 117 vegetables

Macronutrient Breakdown

28%
Protein
68%
Carbs
4%
Fat

Compared with the median of vegetables

Per 100 g; median of the 125 vegetables with a value.

Calories
Lentils: 106 kcal
median: 33 kcal
Protein
Lentils: 9 g
median: 1.8 g
Carbs
Lentils: 22 g
median: 7 g
Fat
Lentils: 0.6 g
median: 0.3 g

Vitamins and minerals

NutrientPer 100 g%DVPer 1 cup (77 g)%DV
Saturated fat0.1 g<1%0 g<1%
Trans fat0 gno DV0 gno DV
Cholesterol0 mg0%0 mg0%
Sodium11 mg<1%8.5 mg<1%
Vitamin D0 µg0%0 µg0%
Calcium25 mg2%19 mg1%
Iron3.2 mg18%2.5 mg14%
Potassium322 mg7%248 mg5%
Vitamin A (RAE)2 µg<1%1.5 µg<1%
Vitamin C17 mg18%13 mg14%
Thiamin (B1)0.23 mg19%0.18 mg15%
Riboflavin (B2)0.13 mg10%0.1 mg8%
Niacin (B3)1.1 mg7%0.87 mg5%
Vitamin B60.19 mg11%0.15 mg9%
Folate (approx.)100 µg25%77 µg19%
Vitamin B120 µg0%0 µg0%
Phosphorus173 mg14%133 mg11%
Magnesium37 mg9%28 mg7%
Zinc1.5 mg14%1.2 mg11%
Selenium0.6 µg1%0.46 µg1%
Copper0.35 mg39%0.27 mg30%
Manganese0.51 mg22%0.39 mg17%

Not reported in this USDA record: Vitamin E, Vitamin K.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central, FDC ID 168427 (SR Legacy, April 2018 final release). Values per 100 g as published in that record, imported 2026-03-13; serving weights from the same record, retrieved 2026-10-13.

% Daily Value: FDA Daily Values (2016 Nutrition Facts label rule, 21 CFR 101.9), adults and children 4+. Ranks compare the foods of the same category on this site. How we calculate.

Last updated . Values are averages for the food as described; brands, varieties and cooking change them. Not medical advice.

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