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Cooked lentils

Boiled lentils

Regional seasonality

Available all year, with no season to wait for. — Northern North America

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Nutritional values (per 100g)

  • Calories116 kcal
  • Proteins9.02 g
  • Carbohydrates20.1 g
  • Fats0.38 g
  • Fiber4.25 g
  • Sodium0.002 g
  • Sugars1.8 g
  • CO₂ footprint80 g
Detailed nutrition enriched from Canadian Nutrient File — Lentils, mature seeds, boiled

Per 100 g

Key nutrients

Saturated fat, calcium and iron. Open the full profile for every vitamin, mineral and fatty acid reported.

Nutrition source Health Canada · CNF 2026

These are the nutrient amounts available for 100 g of this ingredient. A missing nutrient means that no value was reported—not that the amount is zero.

  • Saturated fat 0.053 g0.3% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 20 g/day
  • Calcium 19 mg1.9% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1000 mg/day
  • Iron 3.33 mg15–24% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 14–22 mg/day
Full nutrient profile 82 nutrients
Minerals Calcium, iron, potassium and more 8 nutrients
  • Magnesium 36 mg12% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 310 mg/day
  • Phosphorus 180 mg26% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 700 mg/day
  • Potassium 369 mg11% of daily target Codex NRV-NCD: target 3500 mg/day
  • Sodium 2 mg0.1% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 2000 mg/day
  • Zinc 1.27 mg9.1–12% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 11–14 mg/day
  • Copper 0.251 mg28% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 900 µg/day
  • Manganese 0.494 mg16% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 3 mg/day
  • Selenium 2.8 µg4.7% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 60 µg/day
Vitamins Fat- and water-soluble vitamins 24 nutrients
  • Retinol 0 µg
  • Retinol activity equivalents 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 800 µg RAE/day
  • Beta carotene 5 µg
  • Alpha carotene 0 µg
  • Alpha-tocopherol 0.11 mg1.2% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 9 mg α-tocopherol/day
  • Vitamin D (International Units) 0 IU
  • Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5–15 µg/day
  • Beta cryptoxanthin 0 µg
  • Lycopene 0 µg
  • Lutein and zeaxanthin 0 µg
  • Vitamin C 1.5 mg1.5% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 100 mg/day
  • Thiamine 0.169 mg14% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Riboflavin 0.073 mg6.1% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed 1.06 mg7.1% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Total niacin equivalent 2.41 mg NE16% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Pantothenic acid 0.638 mg13% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5 mg/day
  • Vitamin B-6 0.178 mg14% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.3 mg/day
  • Total folacin 181 µg
  • Vitamin B-12 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
  • Choline, total 32.7 mg
  • Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 1.7 µg
  • Folic acid 0 µg
  • Naturally occurring folate 181 µg
  • Dietary folate equivalents 181 µg45% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 400 µg DFE/day
Fatty acids Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids 27 nutrients
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fatty acids, trans, total 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 4:0, butanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 6:0, hexanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 8:0, octanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic 0.001 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic 0.045 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic 0.005 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic 0.061 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic 0.137 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.037 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4, eicosatetraenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 16:1undifferentiated, hexadecenoic 0.001 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:4, octadecatetraenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 20:1, eicosenoic 0.002 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1undifferentiated, docosenoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total 0.064 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total 0.175 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-6, g-linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-3 linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.037 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-3 eicosatrienoic 0 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-6, eicosatrienoic 0 g
Sugars Individual sugars reported in the food 1 nutrient
  • Sugars, total 1.8 g
Other compounds Additional compounds measured by CNF 22 nutrients
  • Alcohol 0 g
  • Moisture 69.6 g
  • Caffeine 0 mg
  • Theobromine 0 mg
  • Tryptophan 0.081 g
  • Threonine 0.323 g
  • Isoleucine 0.39 g
  • Leucine 0.654 g
  • Lysine 0.63 g
  • Methionine 0.077 g
  • Cystine 0.118 g
  • Phenylalanine 0.445 g
  • Tyrosine 0.241 g
  • Valine 0.448 g
  • Arginine 0.697 g
  • Histidine 0.254 g
  • Alanine 0.377 g
  • Aspartic acid 0.998 g
  • Glutamic acid 1.4 g
  • Glycine 0.367 g
  • Proline 0.377 g
  • Serine 0.416 g
What does “% of daily reference” mean?

Codex Nutrient Reference Values are standard daily values for the general population older than 36 months, designed for nutrition labelling. The percentage shows how much this amount contributes to that daily reference; it is a comparison guide, not a personalised medical target. Vitamin D, iron and zinc use ranges because their Codex values depend on sunlight exposure or dietary absorption. Sodium and saturated fat are daily maximums; potassium is a daily target. A percentage is shown only when the stored nutrient matches the Codex total or equivalent. Codex does not define a separate daily reference for each individual fatty acid.

Read the official Codex CXG 2-1985 references

Description

Lentils cooked until tender, ready for salads, soups, dals and bowls.

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Rice & Lentil-Stuffed Eggplants

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Roasted eggplant halves hold a soft filling of brown rice, lentils, tomato and cottage cheese, with walnuts for crunch and parsley at the finish. The rice makes it substantial, while the lentils give the filling more shape than a mound of starch. Recipe from our good friend Jamie Oliver.

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