Corn vs Lentil: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Corn has 86 kcal and Lentil has 116 kcal, so Corn has 26% fewer calories.

Lentil has more protein (9.02 g vs 2.79 g). Lentil has more fiber (7.9 g vs 2.43 g). Corn has more fat (1.63 g vs 0.38 g). Relative to calories, Lentil is the better protein source (7.78 g vs 3.24 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Corn
Serving size:
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Lentil
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)glass (200g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Corn vs Lentil 100g Compare


per 100gCornLentil
Calories86 116
Carbohydrates14.69 g20.13 g
Fat1.63 g0.38 g
Dietary fiber2.43 g7.9 g
Protein2.79 g9.02 g
Water80.25 g69.64 g
Calcium0.656 mg19 mg
Iron0.388 mg3.33 mg
Magnessium25.76 mg36 mg
Phosphorus2.513 mg1.7 mg
Potassium237 mg369 mg
Zink2.513 mg1.7 mg
Vitaminium A187 IU8 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.079 mg0.169 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.138 mg0.073 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.593 mg1.06 mg
Vitaminium B60.15 mg0.178 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)42 µg0.181 µg
Vitaminium C6.8 mg1.5 mg
Vitaminium E0.07 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium K0.3 µg0.002 µg

Less Calories in Corn

At first glance, you can see that in corn is less calories than in lentil.

Corn has 86 kcal per 100g and lentil 116 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 35%.

In corn and in lentil most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare corn with lentil in details.

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 17% FAT

Lentil 100g

116kcal

Calories source

  • 67% CARBS
  • 30% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.