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Dals and pulses, compared

The 21 dals and pulses on this site, with calories and protein for a serving of each, and calories, protein, carbohydrate and fibre per 100 g on wider screens. Per 100 g, among the foods from the Indian tables, the highest fibre is kala chana (25.2 g), the highest protein is soya bean (35.6 g) and the lowest calories are in whole toor (274 kcal). Tap a name for its full page, with how it suits weight loss, PCOS, diabetes and menopause.

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One servingPer 100 g
Besan (chickpea flour)USDA
about three tablespoons of flour, enough for one chilla (30 g dry)
1166.738722.44710.8
Chana dal
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
996.532921.646.715.2
Cowpea (Lobia)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
966.132020.454.611.5
Dry peas
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
916.130320.448.917
Field beans, dry (Sem)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
83627619.943.523.4
Horse gram (Kulthi)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
996.533021.757.27.9
Kabuli chana (white chickpeas)USDA
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
1136.137820.550.812.2
Kala chana (whole Bengal gram)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
865.628718.839.625.2
Lentil whole (Sabut masoor)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
906.729922.548.516.8
Masoor dal
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
977.332224.452.510.4
Moong dal
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
987.232623.952.69.4
Moth bean (Motha)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
935.930919.852.115.1
Rajma (kidney beans)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
895.72981949.617.7
Ricebean (Meth)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
9163022051.313.4
Sabut moong (whole green gram)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
886.829422.546.117
Sabut urad (whole black gram)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
876.6291224420.4
Soya bean (Bhatmas)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
11410.738135.612.821.6
Soya chunks (soy nuggets)USDA
30 g dry, about one katori once soaked
9815.432751.516.417.5
Toor dal (arhar dal)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
996.533121.755.29.1
Urad dal
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
976.932423.15111.9
Whole toor (whole arhar)
one katori cooked (30 g dry)
826.127420.542.522.8

A serving is the household amount under each name; the per 100 g columns show on wider screens. Tap a column name to sort.

Source: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR). Besan, kabuli chana and soya chunks come from USDA FoodData Central instead, because the Indian tables don't list them.

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