How many calories are in Red Lentils?

100 g of Red Lentils has 347 kcal. Serving, 0.5 cup, 100 g (100 g): about 347 kcal.

Is Red Lentils high in protein?

Red Lentils contains 25 g of protein per 100 g (50% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 25 g in serving, 0.5 cup, 100 g (100 g). About 28% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other beans and legumes, that is among the highest quarter (median 6.8 g).

How many carbs are in Red Lentils?

Red Lentils has 61 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 8 g of fiber and 3 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Red Lentils?

Red Lentils contains 2 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0 g is saturated (0% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Red Lentils contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are potassium (19% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Red Lentils?

100 g contains 50 mg of sodium, 2% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated February 23, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Red Lentils

Packaged product Beans and Legumes Melvit

Red Lentils contains 347 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 0.5 cup, 100 g (100 g) provides about 347 kcal.

Roughly 67% of its calories come from carbohydrates, with 28% from protein and 5% from fat (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in beans and legumes on FoodFactly, where the median is 171 kcal per 100 g across 18,681 products.

100 g provides 19% of the Daily Value for potassium.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

347kcal per 100 g

25 gprotein

61 gcarbohydrates

2 gfat

347kcal in serving, 0.5 cup, 100 g (100 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	347 kcal
Total fat L	2 g	3%
Saturated fat L	0 g	0%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	0 mg	0%
Sodium L	50 mg	2%
Total carbohydrates L	61 g	22%
Dietary fiber L	8 g	29%
Total sugars L	3 g
Added sugars L	0 g	0%
Protein L	25 g	50%
Vitamin D L	0 µg	0%
Potassium L	874 mg	19%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 28%
Carbohydrates 67%
Fat 5%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein25 gin the top quarter of beans and legumes (median 6.8 g)
Fiber8 gin the top quarter of beans and legumes (median 3.8 g)
Sugars3 gabove the median for beans and legumes (median 2.6 g)
Fat2 gbelow the median for beans and legumes (median 2.7 g)
Saturated fat0 gin the lowest quarter of beans and legumes (median 0.5 g)
Sodium50 mgbelow the median for beans and legumes (median 199 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal7.2 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Melvit
Barcode: 5906827014280
Label serving: 0.5 cup (100 g)
Category: Beans and Legumes

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 5906827014280. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated February 23, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 95/100 (how it is calculated).

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