id: 98
name: Lentils
flavor_bible_name_variants: lentils,lentils green
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source: foodb,flavor_bible
food_db_name: Lentils
flavor_db_name_variants: lentils
name_scientific: Lens culinaris
description: The lentil (Lens culinaris) is an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 40 cm (16 in) tall and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. Lentils contain dietary fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and minerals. Red (or pink) lentils contain a lower concentration of fiber than green lentils (11% rather than 31%). Health magazine has selected lentils as one of the five healthiest foods.
itis_id: 503364
wikipedia_id: Lentils
picture_file_name: 98.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 90861
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:43:56.000Z
legacy_id: 105
food_group: Pulses
food_subgroup: Lentils
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:20.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: generic
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3864
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00098