How much protein is in 1 cup of boiled lentils?

18 grams of protein in 1 cup

Protein in other portions of boiled lentils
Portion	Protein
1 tablespoon	1.1 grams of protein in 1 tablespoon
100 g	9 grams of protein in 100 g

See everything in a serving of Lentils, boiled, no salt

Where these numbers come from

USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 172421. The source describes it as: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.

Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).

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