Red lentils vs Beef: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Red lentils has 358 kcal and Beef has 250 kcal, so Beef has 30% fewer calories.

Red lentils has more fiber (10.8 g vs 0 g). Beef has more fat (15.4 g vs 2.17 g). Red lentils has more carbohydrates (63.1 g vs 0 g). Relative to calories, Beef is the better protein source (10.4 g vs 6.68 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Red lentils - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Red lentils - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Red Lentils
Serving size:
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handful (38g)tablespoon (12g)teaspoon (4g)cup (190g)half cup (95g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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.
Beef
Serving size:
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cup (340g)half cup (170g)neck (1500g)shoulder (100g)shank (100g)tail (400g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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.

Red Lentils vs Beef 100g Compare


per 100gRed lentilsBeef
Calories358 250
Fat2.17 g15.41 g
Protein23.91 g25.93 g
Water7.82 g57.98 g
Calcium48 mg18 mg
Iron7.39 mg2.6 mg
Magnessium59 mg21 mg
Potassium668 mg318 mg
Sodium7 mg72 mg
Vitaminium A58 IU9 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.51 mg0.046 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.106 mg0.176 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.495 mg5.378 mg
Vitaminium B60.403 mg0.382 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.204 µg0.009 µg

More Calories in Red lentils

At first glance, you can see that in red lentils is more calories than in beef.

Red lentils has 358 kcal per 100g and beef 250 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 43%.

In red lentil and in beef most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare red lentils with beef in details.

Red lentils 100g

358kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS.
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

Beef 100g

250kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 43% PROTEIN
  • 57% 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.