How do the calories of dry lentils change when boiled?
100 grams of dry lentils is 352 calories, while 100 grams of the same lentils boiled is 116 calories; what is added is water, not calories that disappeared.
According to the American food database, 100 grams of dry lentils carries 352 calories; when the same lentils are boiled, 100 grams of them falls to 116 calories. Calories do not disappear, the lentils draw in water: a cup of dry lentils weighing 192 grams rises to about three times that, 580 grams, once boiled.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 172420 100 g (Lentils, raw); 1 kupa = 192 g accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 172421 100 g (Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt); 1 kupa = 198 g accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.3.1, s. 283-284 1 standart porsiyon kırmızı/yeşil mercimek, pişmiş = 130 g = 150 kkal / 11,4 g protein / 5 g lif (ölçülen enerji içeriği) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.5, s. 266 1 standart porsiyon çorba = ¾ kupa / 180 mL / 1 küçük kase (porsiyon tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.3.3, s. 286 1 tatlı kaşığı sıvı yağ = 5 g (ölçü tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.1, s. 262 1 kupa = 240 mL (ölçü tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi s. 228 Türkiye'de su bardağı 200-560 mL (ölçü tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
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