Table 1.

Nutritional composition analysis of lentils grown in the USA and Canada [9,11,46].

Nutrient component (units)	Concentration
Moisture (%)	1–12
Protein (%)	20–29
Ash (%)	1.8–3.3
Total lipid (fat) (%)	1–2
Carbohydrate, by difference (%)	60
Total starch (%)	40–70
Total prebiotic carbohydrates (g/100g)	12.3–14.1
Calcium, Ca (mg/kg)	460–496
Iron, Fe (mg/kg)	73–90
Potassium, K (mg/kg)	6954–7761
Zinc, Zn (mg/kg)	44–54
Selenium ((µg/kg)	425–673
Ascorbic acid (mg/kg)	61.2–84.3
Folate, Dietory Folate Equalents (µg/g)	2.2.–2.9
Phytic acid (mg/g)	2.4–4.4