Peas vs Lentil: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Peas has 81 kcal and Lentil has 116 kcal, so Peas has 30% fewer calories.

Lentil has more protein (9.02 g vs 5.42 g). Lentil has more fiber (7.9 g vs 5.7 g). Lentil has more carbohydrates (20.1 g vs 14.5 g). Relative to calories, Lentil is the better protein source (7.78 g vs 6.69 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Peas - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Peas - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Peas
Serving size:
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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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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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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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.

Peas vs Lentil 100g Compare


per 100g Peas Lentil
Calories 81 116
Carbohydrates 14.45 g 20.13 g
Fat 0.4 g 0.38 g
Dietary fiber 5.7 g 7.9 g
Protein 5.42 g 9.02 g
Water 78.86 g 69.64 g
Calcium 25 mg 19 mg
Iron 1.47 mg 3.33 mg
Magnessium 33 mg 36 mg
Potassium 244 mg 369 mg
Sodium 5 mg 2 mg
Vitaminium A 765 IU 8 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.266 mg 0.169 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.132 mg 0.073 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 2.09 mg 1.06 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.169 mg 0.178 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.065 µg 0.181 µg
Vitaminium C 40 mg 1.5 mg
Vitaminium E 0.13 mg 0.11 mg
Vitaminium K 0.025 µg 0.002 µg

Less Calories in Peas

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

Peas has 81 kcal per 100g and lentil 116 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 43%.

In peas and in lentil most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare peas with lentil in details.

Peas 100g

81kcal

Calories source

  • 70% CARBS.
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 4% 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.