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Calories in Lentils, cooked

Lentils, cooked have 116 kcal per 100 g, with 9 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate and 0.4 g fat. 1 cup of lentils, cooked (198 g) is 230 kcal.

Nutrition per serving

Serving kcal Protein Carbs Fat Fiber Sugars Sat. fat Sodium
100 g 116 9 g 20 g 0.4 g 7.9 g 1.8 g 0.1 g 2 mg
1 cup · 198 g 230 18 g 40 g 0.8 g 16 g 3.6 g 0.2 g 4 mg
1 tbsp · 12 g 14 1.1 g 2.5 g 0 g 1 g 0.2 g 0 g 0 mg

Where the calories come from

30% protein · 67% carbohydrate · 3% fat, by energy (4, 4 and 9 kcal per gram).

  • Protein 30%
  • Carbs 67%
  • Fat 3%

1 cup of lentils, cooked on the day view

What logging 1 cup of lentils, cooked looks like in Kaunto: 230 kcal is 11% of a 2,000 kcal day, and 2 servings reach 30 g of protein.

The reference day is a scale, not a target; the macro calculator estimates your own.

Calories 230 of 2,000 kcal

Macro loadout

Pro 12%
18 / 150g
Carb 20%
40 / 200g
Fat 1%
0.8 / 60g
1 cup of lentils, cooked on a 2,000 kcal reference day (150 g protein · 200 g carbs · 60 g fat). A scale for reading the numbers, not a target.

Compared with other legumes

Per 100 g. Closest by protein per calorie.

Food kcal Protein Carbs Fat
Lentils, cooked 1169 g20 g0.4 g
Soybeans, dry 44637 g30 g20 g
Black beans, cooked 1328.9 g24 g0.5 g
Chickpeas, cooked 1648.9 g27 g2.6 g
Peanut butter, reduced fat 52026 g36 g34 g
Spanish peanuts, raw 57026 g16 g50 g

Side-by-side comparisons

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Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in 1 cup of lentils, cooked?

1 cup of lentils, cooked (198 g) contains 230 kcal, 18 g protein, 40 g carbohydrate and 0.8 g fat.

How much protein is in lentils, cooked?

Lentils, cooked have 9 g of protein per 100 g, which is 18 g in 1 cup of lentils, cooked.

What are the macros of lentils, cooked?

Per 100 g: 9 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate, 0.4 g fat. By energy that is 30% protein, 67% carbohydrate and 3% fat, so most of their calories come from carbohydrate.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, “Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt”, FDC ID 172421 (SR Legacy), as indexed by Kaunto. Per-serving figures are scaled from the 100 g values and rounded. Counting macros for the first time? Start with how to count macros.