LENTILS PROVIDE A HOST OF VITAMINS, MINERALS AND PROTEIN, | ||
BUT SPROUTED LENTIL BEANS PROVIDE EVEN MORE NUTRIENTS | ||
AND BENEFITS. CHECK IT OUT. | ||
Get a load of lentils! Lentils are some of the oldest food sources, dating back more than 9,000 years ago, and are pulses or seeds that belong to the legume family. Lentils typically contain two seeds that are in shapes of lenses, which is most likely why lentils go by the Latin name Lens culinaris. |
HERE’ S A SAMPLING OF WHAT ONE CUP
OF SPROUTED RAW LENTILS PROVIDE
IN THE DAILY VALUE( DV) OF THE
FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS:
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Not only do lentils offer some of the highest amounts of protein coming from plants— up to 35 percent, which is comparable to red meat, poultry, fish and dairy products— but they are also filled with fiber, particularly soluble fiber, while being low in calories. Other nutrients found in lentils include: iron, potassium, folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, manganese, copper and molybdenum. They’ re also good sources of various amino acids, including tryptophan, isoleucine and lysine. |
VITAMIN C:
FOLATE:
MANGANESE:
IRON:
COPPER:
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21 %
19 %
19 %
14 %
14 %
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Lentils, especially sprouted lentils, contain all the essential |
PHOSPHORUS: 13 % |
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amino acids needed by our body for healthy muscles and for overall healthy body function. In fact, sprouted lentils contain methionine and cysteine, two amino acids highly significant in muscle-building and body strength. Sprouting lentils also produces vitamin C and increases carotenoids and vitamin
B content, including vitamins B2, B5 and B6, among other vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
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THIAMIN:
ZINC:
MAGNESIUM:
VITAMIN B6:
RIBOFLAVIN:
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12 %
8 %
7 %
7 %
6 %
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