Calories in Lentils with chorizo
Serving: a deep plate of lentils stewed with chorizo (70 g dry lentils) · 375 g
459kcal per serving
122kcal per 100 g
- Protein
- 26.5 g
- Carbs
- 43.5 g
- Fat
- 17.0 g
- Fiber
- 9.6 g
- Salt
- 1.8 g
Available carbs, without fiber (as on European labels).
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| Ingredient | Raw | On the plate | kcal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dried pardina lentils | 70 g | 191 g | 246 | USDA |
| chorizo | 30 g | 30 g | 96 | BEDCA |
| onion | 30 g | 30 g | 12 | USDA |
| carrot | 25 g | 25 g | 10 | USDA |
| green pepper | 15 g | 15 g | 3 | USDA |
| tomato | 20 g | 20 g | 4 | USDA |
| garlic | 3 g | 3 g | 4 | USDA |
| olive oil | 9 g | 9 g | 80 | USDA |
| paprika (pimentón) | 1 g | 1 g | 3 | USDA |
| salt | 1 g | 1 g | 0 | USDA |
| broth left in the plate (Renzy estimate) * | 50 g | 50 g | 0 | — |
| Total | 375 g | 459 |
Amounts follow the Spanish Nutrition Society (SENC) serving sizes; the rest is Renzy’s standard recipe. * Amount or cooking estimated by Renzy (no official figure).
Compared with ready-made dish entries
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USDA FNDDS: Soup, lentil, with meat · 78 kcal per 100 g · +57% per 100 g
USDA FNDDS “lentil soup with meat”: an American dish, much more brothy; for reference only.
Good to know
- BEDCA has no “stewed lentils” dish; its “Lenteja, hervida” (boiled lentils, id 2200) lists 331 kcal/100 g with 9% water, which makes no sense for a cooked legume, so it is not used.
FAQ
How many calories are in a plate of lentils with chorizo?
A deep plate of lentils stewed with chorizo (70 g dry lentils): about 375 g as served and 459 kcal, with 26.5 g protein, 43.5 g carbs, 17.0 g fat and 1.8 g salt.
How many calories are in lentils without chorizo?
Leave out the 30 g of chorizo (≈97 kcal) and the plate comes to about 362 kcal; the chorizo is 21% of the dish’s energy.
How many calories are in 100 g of lentils with chorizo?
About 122 kcal per 100 g of finished dish, with our standard recipe.
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Data: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), BEDCA (Spanish food composition database, AESAN) and Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel 4.0 (Max Rubner-Institut, CC BY 4.0). Cooked weight comes from raw/cooked pairs in the same database.