How many carbs are in lentils?
Lentils (dried) contains 53 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, of which 2.4 g is sugars, plus 8.7 g of fibre. 1 dl (75 g) gives 40 g of carbohydrate.
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40 g carbs · 268 kcal
At a glance
- Carbs / 100 g
- 53 g
- 1 dl (75 g)
- 40 g
- Fibre / 100 g
- 8.7 g
- kcal / 100 g
- 358
- FPU / 100 g
- 1.3
Carbohydrate per portion
| Portion | Weight | Carbs | Fibre | kcal | FPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 12 g | 6.4 g | 1 g | 43 | 0.2 |
| 1 dl | 75 g | 40 g | 6.5 g | 268 | 1 |
| 100 g | 100 g | 53 g | 8.7 g | 358 | 1.3 |
The slow rise (fat-protein units)
1 dl of lentils (75 g) carries 1.9 g of fat and 20 g of protein, which is 1 fat-protein units. That is enough for a slow rise of about 3 hours after the carbohydrate’s own peak. Counted the way the app counts it, at 10 g of carbohydrate per unit, the whole glucose load of the portion is about 49 g.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 358 kcal |
| Fat | 2.5 g |
| of which saturates | 0.4 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 53.2 g |
| of which sugars | 2.4 g |
| Fibre | 8.7 g |
| Protein | 26.2 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Source: Frida – Fødevaredata, DTU Fødevareinstituttet, FCDB v6.1 - May 2026. Frida entry: “Lentils, dried” (Dried pulses). Fetched 2026-09-22. Frida’s carbohydrate figure is available carbohydrate, which already excludes fibre.
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