Lentils: weights & conversions
A US cup of lentils weighs about 192 g. 100 g is 352 calories and 24.6 g of protein.
Also written as: dry lentils, red lentils.
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1 cup of lentils is about 192 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of lentils weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 192 g | 6.77 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 144 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 128 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 96 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 64 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 48 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 12 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 352 | 24.6 g | 1.1 g | 63.4 g | 10.7 g | 6 mg |
| Per cup (192 g) | 676 | 47.2 g | 2.11 g | 122 g | 20.5 g | 12 mg |
| Per tablespoon (12 g) | 42 | 2.95 g | 0.13 g | 7.61 g | 1.28 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 399 | 27.9 g | 1.25 g | 71.9 g | 12.1 g | 7 mg |
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- How many grams are in a cup of lentils?
- One US cup of lentils weighs about 192 g (6.77 oz). A tablespoon is about 12 g and a teaspoon about 4 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of lentils?
- 100 g of lentils is about 0.52 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in lentils?
- Lentils has about 352 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 676 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in lentils?
- About 24.6 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 27.9 g in a 4 oz portion.