Nutritional Facts: Mesir Wat (Ethiopian Red Lentils)

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  2 (220g)
onions
2 (6g)
garlic cloves
2 teaspoons (4g)
gingerroot
1/4 cup (54g)
olive oil
1 teaspoon (2g)
turmeric
2 tablespoons (14g)
paprika
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
cayenne pepper
1 lb (454g)
red lentils
4 cups (948g)
water
1 to taste (0g)
salt & pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 4.7 n/a n/a 5 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 8.8 n/a n/a 9 2
Ash (g) 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.1 8.8 0.9 n/a 12 2
Aspartic acid (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 12.5 n/a n/a 13 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 213.4 n/a n/a 213 36
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 50.6 10.9 0.6 0.5 4.0 31.1 1.3 186.1 28.4 n/a 314 52
Calories 88.0 8.9 3.2 477.4 7.8 38.4 2.9 1,566.3 0.0 n/a 2,193 365
Calories (kj) 365.2 37.4 13.3 1,997.5 32.6 160.6 12.0 6,560.3 0.0 n/a 9,179 1,530
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 27.2 n/a n/a 27 5
Carbohydrates (g) 20.5 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.4 7.3 0.5 268.5 0.0 n/a 301 50
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Copper (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 5.9 0.1 n/a 6 1
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1.5 n/a n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 4.7 0.2 49.0 0.0 n/a 58 10
Folate (mcg) 41.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 6.7 1.0 926.2 0.0 n/a 977 163
Folate, DFE (mcg) 41.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 6.7 1.0 926.2 0.0 n/a 977 163
Folate, food (mcg) 41.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 6.7 1.0 926.2 0.0 n/a 977 163
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose (g) 2.8 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 1
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 4.3 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 1
Glutamic acid (g) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 17.6 n/a n/a 18 3
Glycine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 4.6 n/a n/a 5 1
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 3.2 n/a n/a 3 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.9 2.9 0.1 34.3 0.0 n/a 39 7
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 4.9 n/a n/a 5 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 8.2 n/a n/a 8 1
Lysine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 7.9 n/a n/a 8 1
Magnesium (mg) 22.0 1.5 1.7 0.0 4.2 24.2 1.4 326.9 9.5 n/a 391 65
Maltose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 6.4 0.0 n/a 7 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.3 0.0 n/a 42 7
Niacin (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.1 6.8 0.0 n/a 9 1
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 1.6 0.0 n/a 2 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 5.6 n/a n/a 6 1
Phosphorus (mg) 63.8 9.2 1.4 0.0 5.9 42.7 2.6 1,334.8 0.0 n/a 1,460 243
Phytosterols (mg) 33.0 n/a 0.6 119.3 1.8 23.8 0.7 258.8 n/a n/a 438 73
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.0 1.1 0.1 5.2 0.0 n/a 12 2
Potassium (mg) 321.2 24.1 16.6 0.5 55.6 310.1 18.1 2,624.1 9.5 n/a 3,380 563
Proline (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 4.7 n/a n/a 5 1
Protein (g) 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.9 0.1 113.3 0.0 n/a 118 20
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 n/a 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 7.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 1.7 0.0 n/a 10 2
Selenium (mcg) 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 37.2 0.0 n/a 40 7
Serine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 5.2 n/a n/a 5 1
Sodium (mg) 8.8 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 9.2 0.3 31.8 28.4 n/a 82 14
Starch (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18.2 n/a n/a 18 3
Sucrose (g) 2.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 9.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 11 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 n/a 2 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 4.1 n/a n/a 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.1 4.1 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a 12 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 54.0 0.2 1.8 0.2 9.9 0.0 n/a 66 11
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 3.0 n/a n/a 3 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 5.6 n/a n/a 6 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 4.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,698.5 374.5 263.3 0.0 n/a 7,341 1,224
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 335.0 18.7 13.6 0.0 n/a 367 61
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.8 0.0 n/a 3 0
Vitamin C (mg) 16.3 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 7.7 0.0 n/a 27 5
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Water (g) 196.0 3.5 3.2 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.1 53.5 947.1 n/a 1,205 201
Zinc (mg) 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 17.7 0.0 n/a 19 3

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