Red lentils vs Brown rice: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Red lentils has 358 kcal and Brown rice has 370 kcal, so Red lentils has 3% fewer calories.

Red lentils has more protein (23.9 g vs 7.6 g). Red lentils has more fiber (10.8 g vs 3.5 g). Brown rice has more carbohydrates (78.7 g vs 63.1 g). Relative to calories, Red lentils is the better protein source (6.68 g vs 2.05 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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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.
Brown Rice
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)glass (195g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)
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0%

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Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

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.

Red Lentils vs Brown Rice 100g Compare


per 100g Red lentils Brown rice
Calories 358 370
Carbohydrates 63.1 g 78.68 g
Fat 2.17 g 2.75 g
Dietary fiber 10.8 g 3.5 g
Protein 23.91 g 7.6 g
Water 7.82 g 9.82 g
Calcium 48 mg 8 mg
Iron 7.39 mg 1.16 mg
Magnessium 59 mg 98 mg
Potassium 668 mg 219 mg
Sodium 7 mg 6 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.51 mg 0.277 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.106 mg 0.092 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1.495 mg 4.973 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.403 mg 0.407 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.204 µg 0.014 µg

Less Calories in Red lentils

At first glance, you can see that in red lentils is just a little less calories than in brown rice.

Red lentils has 358 kcal per 100g and brown rice 370 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 3%.

In red lentil and in brown rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare red lentils with brown rice in details.

Red lentils 100g

358kcal

Calories source

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

Brown rice 100g

370kcal

Calories source

  • 85% CARBS
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 7% 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.