Lentils (cooked) Calories and Macros — Nutrition Facts per 1 cup (198g, cooked)

Tracking lentils (cooked)? Expect 230 calories per 1 cup (198g, cooked), with 17.8g of protein, 39.8g of carbs, and 0.8g of fat. The full micronutrient picture and goal-fit notes follow, with figures drawn from USDA FoodData Central.

Lentils (cooked) nutrition facts

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Source: USDA FoodData Central.

Boiled lentils — brown, green, and red all land within a few calories of each other. One of the best protein-per-calorie deals in the plant kingdom (18g per cup).

How does lentils (cooked) fit your goals?

Lentils (cooked) is a carb-dominant food, with 39.8g of carbohydrate per 1 cup (198g, cooked). That makes it a useful pre- or post-training fuel source, especially for endurance work or higher-volume strength sessions. If you're tracking for fat loss, the lever isn't avoiding carbs — it's portioning them around the parts of your day where the energy is actually used.

Diet-wise, lentils (cooked) fits vegan and vegetarian eating patterns.

Micronutrients worth noting

Beyond the macros, lentils (cooked) pulls real weight on fiber (56% DV), potassium (16% DV), and iron (36% DV) per 1 cup (198g, cooked) — the kind of micronutrient density that calorie counts alone don't show.

How lentils (cooked) compares to other legumes

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