Beans & lentils · Nutrition facts

Meat Extender

311 calories and 41.7 g of protein per 100 g. Reported fiber: 17.5 g.

USDA SR LegacyPublished Apr 2019

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Meat extender

Source category
Legumes and Legume Products
Nutrition basis
Per 100 g
Source record
USDA FDC 174268
Publication date
Apr 2019

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 97% of 380 other complete beans & lentils profiles.

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SR Legacy is USDA’s final historical reference release from 2018. It combines analyses, calculations, and literature. The publication date in FoodData Central is not the date every nutrient was measured.

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274calories
in 88 g
NutrientAmountDaily value
Protein36.7 g—
Carbohydrate30.5 g11%
Fat2.6 g3%
Fiber15.4 g55%
Total sugars——
Sodium9 mg0%
Saturated fat0.4 g2%
Potassium1,674 mg36%
Calcium180 mg14%
Iron10.55 mg59%
Magnesium190 mg45%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D0 µg0%
Estimated energy from macros
Protein 50%Carbs 42%Fat 8%

Uses 4 kcal/g for protein and carbohydrate, 9 for fat. Fiber, alcohol, and label rounding can make this differ from reported calories.

Daily values use the FDA adult reference for a 2,000-calorie diet. Your needs may differ. A dash means no reported value or no daily value shown.

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All 64 reported nutrient values Per 100 g
NutrientAmountUSDA identifier
Water7.48 g1051
Energy311 kcal1008
Energy1,301 kj1062
Protein41.71 g1003
Total lipid (fat)2.97 g1004
Ash13.13 g1007
Carbohydrate, by difference34.71 g1005
Fiber, total dietary17.5 g1079
Calcium, Ca204 mg1087
Iron, Fe11.99 mg1089
Magnesium, Mg216 mg1090
Phosphorus, P639 mg1091
Potassium, K1,902 mg1092
Sodium, Na10 mg1093
Zinc, Zn2.21 mg1095
Copper, Cu0.304 mg1098
Manganese, Mn0.271 mg1101
Selenium, Se7.4 µg1103
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid0 mg1162
Thiamin0.702 mg1165
Riboflavin0.891 mg1166
Niacin22.021 mg1167
Pantothenic acid1.492 mg1170
Vitamin B-61.336 mg1175
Folate, total198 µg1177
Folic acid0 µg1186
Folate, food198 µg1187
Folate, DFE198 µg1190
Vitamin B-126 µg1178
Vitamin A, RAE2 µg1106
Retinol0 µg1105
Vitamin A, IU32 iu1104
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units0 iu1110
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 µg1114
Fatty acids, total saturated0.424 g1258
SFA 14:00.008 g1264
SFA 16:00.312 g1265
SFA 18:00.105 g1266
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated0.648 g1292
MUFA 16:10.008 g1275
MUFA 18:10.642 g1268
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated1.657 g1293
PUFA 18:21.461 g1269
PUFA 18:30.196 g1270
Fatty acids, total trans0 g1257
Cholesterol0 mg1253
Tryptophan0.574 g1210
Threonine1.615 g1211
Isoleucine1.995 g1212
Leucine3.263 g1213
Lysine2.596 g1214
Methionine0.52 g1215
Cystine0.627 g1216
Phenylalanine2.182 g1217
Tyrosine1.428 g1218
Valine2.115 g1219
Arginine3.123 g1220
Histidine1.068 g1221
Alanine1.755 g1222
Aspartic acid4.745 g1223
Glutamic acid8.668 g1224
Glycine1.688 g1225
Proline2.296 g1226
Serine2.235 g1227