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nutritional value of lentils

Melissa writes:
>does anyone know the nutritional content of lentils?  i can't seem to find
>it in any books
>most importantly, what is the fat content and calorie content?

As I posted last week, you can always find the nutritional content at
the USDA site: http://www.rahul.net/cgi-bin/fatfree/usda/usda.cgi

For lentils (most information edited out to save space),
1/2 cup cooked:

Food energy             KCal:  114.840     4.0%     5.2%
Protein                 Gms :    8.930    14.2%    17.9%
Total lipid (fat)       Gms :    0.376     0.4%     0.5%
Carbohydrate, by diff.  Gms :   19.939     4.2%     6.0%
Total saturated fat     Gms :    0.052     0.2%     0.2%
Ttl monounsaturated fat Gms :    0.063
Ttl polyunsaturated fat Gms :    0.173
Cholesterol             Mg  :    0.000     0.0%     0.0%
Sodium                  Mg  :    1.980     0.4%     0.4%
Total dietary fiber     Gms :    7.821    31.3%    31.3%
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