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Red lentils

Dried pink lentils

Regional seasonality

Available locally all year. — Northern North America

  • Jan
  • Feb
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  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec
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Nutritional values (per 100g)

  • Calories358 kcal
  • Proteins23.9 g
  • Carbohydrates63.1 g
  • Fats2.17 g
  • Fiber10.8 g
  • Sodium0.007 g
  • Sugars2 g
Detailed nutrition enriched from Canadian Nutrient File — Lentils, pink, mature seeds, dry

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 0.379 g1.9% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 20 g/day
  • Calcium 48 mg4.8% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1000 mg/day
  • Iron 7.39 mg34–53% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 14–22 mg/day
Full nutrient profile 78 nutrients
Minerals Calcium, iron, potassium and more 8 nutrients
  • Magnesium 59 mg19% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 310 mg/day
  • Phosphorus 294 mg42% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 700 mg/day
  • Potassium 668 mg19% of daily target Codex NRV-NCD: target 3500 mg/day
  • Sodium 7 mg0.4% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 2000 mg/day
  • Zinc 3.6 mg26–33% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 11–14 mg/day
  • Copper 1.3 mg145% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 900 µg/day
  • Manganese 1.72 mg57% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 3 mg/day
  • Selenium 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 60 µg/day
Vitamins Fat- and water-soluble vitamins 20 nutrients
  • Retinol 0 µg
  • Retinol activity equivalents 3 µg0.4% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 800 µg RAE/day
  • Beta carotene 35 µg
  • Alpha carotene 0 µg
  • Alpha-tocopherol 1 mg11% 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
  • Vitamin C 1.7 mg1.7% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 100 mg/day
  • Thiamine 0.51 mg43% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Riboflavin 0.106 mg8.8% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
  • Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed 1.5 mg10% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Total niacin equivalent 5.21 mg NE35% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
  • Pantothenic acid 0.348 mg7% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5 mg/day
  • Vitamin B-6 0.403 mg31% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.3 mg/day
  • Total folacin 204 µg
  • Vitamin B-12 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
  • Folic acid 0 µg
  • Naturally occurring folate 204 µg
  • Dietary folate equivalents 204 µg51% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 400 µg DFE/day
Fatty acids Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids 24 nutrients
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fatty acids, trans, total 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic 0.001 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic 0.002 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic 0.003 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic 0.284 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic 0.042 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 20:0, eicosanoic 0.014 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic 0.49 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic 0.886 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.25 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 22:0, docosanoic 0.014 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 20:1, eicosenoic 0.011 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0 g
  • Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total 0.5 g
  • Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total 1.14 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 15:0, pentadecanoic 0.003 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 17:0, heptadecanoic 0.004 g
  • Fatty acids, saturated, 24:0, tetracosanoic 0.012 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 0.25 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 2 g
Other compounds Additional compounds measured by CNF 25 nutrients
  • Alcohol 0 g
  • Moisture 7.82 g
  • Caffeine 0 mg
  • Theobromine 0 mg
  • Tryptophan 0.223 g
  • Threonine 0.895 g
  • Isoleucine 1.08 g
  • Leucine 1.81 g
  • Lysine 1.74 g
  • Methionine 0.212 g
  • Cystine 0.327 g
  • Phenylalanine 1.23 g
  • Tyrosine 0.667 g
  • Valine 1.24 g
  • Arginine 1.93 g
  • Histidine 0.702 g
  • Alanine 1.04 g
  • Aspartic acid 2.76 g
  • Glutamic acid 3.87 g
  • Glycine 1.01 g
  • Proline 1.04 g
  • Serine 1.15 g
  • Total plant sterol 57 mg
  • Stigmasterol 4 mg
  • Beta-sitosterol 47 mg
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

Dried pink lentils is a legume or soy-based food.

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