Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Cooked Lentils

Cooked lentils: typically 6.8 g of protein per 100 g (median of 36 products). The cooked lentils with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 34 cooked lentils with complete data.

1

Lenteja Beluga cocida

c 243 kcal 1 g sugar 19.4 g protein 1.1 g fat
2

Bio-Linsen genussfertig

Spar Natur*pur

a 153 kcal 0.6 g sugar 12 g protein 0.8 g fat
3

Lentejas cocidas

GutBio

b 142 kcal 1.3 g sugar 11 g protein 0.5 g fat
4

Green Lentils

Sainsbury's

NOVA 3 145 kcal 0 g sugar 9.3 g protein 1.9 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
5

Lentejas

Hacendado · 570g

b NOVA 3 89 kcal 0.5 g sugar 8.2 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
6

Lentilha

Hacendado · 295 g (210 g)

b NOVA 3 89 kcal 0.5 g sugar 8.2 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
7

Lentilhas cozidas

Pingo Doce · 400g

b NOVA 3 128 kcal 0 g sugar 8.2 g protein 0.8 g fat
8

Lentejas cocidas extra

La receta del Pueblo

c 117 kcal 1.8 g sugar 7.9 g protein 1.8 g fat
9

Lentejas cocidas de la armuña tierra de sabor

legumer

c 87 kcal 0.2 g sugar 7.5 g protein 0.5 g fat
10

Moroccan lentils

marks and Spencer · 250g

NOVA 3 100 kcal 2.7 g sugar 7.3 g protein 1.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published cooked lentils on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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