Nutrition reference
Lentils, Dry
Lentils, Dry is published in Legumes and Legume Products as Foundation data. Nutrient values in this profile use a 100 g comparison basis; the displayed energy value is 360 kcal per 100 g. USDA also provides 1 household portion reference for this item where shown below. Nutrient percentiles and similar-food links compare only values with matching units across the published FoodData Central collections. These comparisons describe the dataset and are not dietary recommendations, medical advice or a substitute for individual nutrition guidance.
Key facts
- Serving size
- 100 g reference basis
- Calories
- 360
- Food category
- Legumes and Legume Products
- Food class
- FinalFood
- Food data type
- Foundation
- Publication date
- 10/26/2023
- Historical reference
- No
- Nutrients
Ash 2.88 g Calcium, Ca 61.8 mg Carbohydrate, by difference 62.2 g Copper, Cu 0.838 mg Energy (Atwater General Factors) 360 kcal Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) 351 kcal Iron, Fe 7.16 mg Magnesium, Mg 107 mg Manganese, Mn 1.57 mg Nitrogen 3.77 g Phosphorus, P 374 mg Potassium, K 949 mg Protein 23.6 g Resistant starch 16.0 g Sodium, Na 0.0 mg Starch 37.1 g Total lipid (fat) 1.92 g Water 9.45 g Zinc, Zn 3.86 mg
USDA household references
Published portions
Portions translate household measures to gram weights; nutrient comparisons on this site remain per 100 g.
| Amount | Measure | Gram weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | RACC | 35.0 g |
USDA analytical context
Nutrient identifiers and derivation
Nutrient IDs, data-point counts and derivation descriptions are preserved from FoodData Central; blank fields were not supplied by the source.
| Nutrient | USDA ID | Number | Data points | Derivation | Method/source description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash | 1007 | 207 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Calcium, Ca | 1087 | 301 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 1005 | 205 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Copper, Cu | 1098 | 312 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Energy (Atwater General Factors) | 2047 | 957 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) | 2048 | 958 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Iron, Fe | 1089 | 303 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Magnesium, Mg | 1090 | 304 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Manganese, Mn | 1101 | 315 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Nitrogen | 1002 | 202 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Phosphorus, P | 1091 | 305 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Potassium, K | 1092 | 306 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Protein | 1003 | 203 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Resistant starch | 1071 | 283 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Sodium, Na | 1093 | 307 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Starch | 1009 | 209 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1004 | 204 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Water | 1051 | 255 | 8 | A | Analytical |
| Zinc, Zn | 1095 | 309 | 8 | A | Analytical |
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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USDA FoodData Central
- Applicable date
- 2026-04-30
- Dataset version
- 186e988ec542
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
DataOfWorld deterministic nutrition profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-04-30
- Dataset version
- nutrition-profile-v2
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
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