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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