Lentil vs Edamame: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Lentil has 116 kcal and Edamame has 121 kcal, so Lentil has 4% fewer calories.

Edamame has more protein (11.9 g vs 9.02 g). Lentil has more fiber (7.9 g vs 5.2 g). Edamame has more fat (5.2 g vs 0.38 g). Relative to calories, Edamame is the better protein source (9.84 g vs 7.78 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Lentil - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Lentil - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Lentil
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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.
Edamame
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standard serving size (75g)cup (150g)half cup (75g)
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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 vs Edamame 100g Compare


per 100gLentilEdamame
Calories116 121
Carbohydrates20.13 g8.91 g
Fat0.38 g5.2 g
Dietary fiber7.9 g5.2 g
Protein9.02 g11.91 g
Water69.64 g72.77 g
Calcium19 mg63 mg
Iron3.33 mg2.27 mg
Magnessium36 mg64 mg
Potassium369 mg436 mg
Sodium2 mg6 mg
Vitaminium A8 IU298 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.169 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.073 mg0.155 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.06 mg0.915 mg
Vitaminium B60.178 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.181 µg0.311 µg
Vitaminium C1.5 mg6.1 mg
Vitaminium E0.11 mg0.68 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.027 µg

Less Calories in Lentil

At first glance, you can see that in lentil is just a little less calories than in edamame.

Lentil has 116 kcal per 100g and edamame 121 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 4%.

In lentil and in edamame most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare lentil with edamame in details.

Lentil 100g

116kcal

Calories source

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

Edamame 100g

121kcal

Calories source

  • 27% CARBS
  • 37% PROTEIN
  • 36% 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.