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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%B3" title="عدس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="عدس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_culinaris" title="Lens culinaris – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Lens culinaris" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D3%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE" title="ТӀипало – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="ТӀипало" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%85%DA%A9_(%D9%86%D8%A4%D9%88%D8%B9)" title="مرجیمک (نؤوع) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="مرجیمک (نؤوع)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2" title="মসুর ডাল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মসুর ডাল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%86%D0%B0_%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%87%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F" title="Сачавіца харчовая – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сачавіца харчовая" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B0" title="Леща – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Леща" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%96%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%86%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%84%E0%BD%B4%E0%BC%8D" title="སྲན་ལེབ་ཆུང་ངུ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="སྲན་ལེབ་ཆུང་ངུ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llentilla" title="Llentilla – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Llentilla" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D1%81%D0%BC%C4%83%D0%BA" title="Ясмăк – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Ясмăк" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_culinaris" title="Lens culinaris – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Lens culinaris" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Co%C4%8Dka_jedl%C3%A1" title="Čočka jedlá – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Čočka jedlá" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbysen_corbys" title="Corbysen corbys – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Corbysen corbys" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86gte_linse" title="Ægte linse – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ægte linse" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linse_(Botanik)" title="Linse (Botanik) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Linse (Botanik)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sok" title="Sok – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Sok" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4%C3%A4ts_(kaunvili)" title="Lääts (kaunvili) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lääts (kaunvili)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AE" title="Φακή – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Φακή" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil" title="Lentil – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Lentil" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_culinaris" title="Lens culinaris – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Lens culinaris" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilista" title="Dilista – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dilista" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%B3" title="عدس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="عدس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentille_cultiv%C3%A9e" title="Lentille cultivée – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lentille cultivée" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lintile" title="Lintile – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Lintile" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentella" title="Lentella – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Lentella" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B0" title="મસુર – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="મસુર" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A0%8C%EC%A6%88%EC%BD%A9" title="렌즈콩 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="렌즈콩" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0" title="मसूर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मसूर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sok" title="Sok – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Sok" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povrtna_le%C4%87a" title="Povrtna leća – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Povrtna leća" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miju-miju" title="Miju-miju – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Miju-miju" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticula" title="Lenticula – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Lenticula" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linsubaun" title="Linsubaun – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Linsubaun" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_lens" title="Vicia lens – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Vicia lens" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%94_%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%AA" title="עדשה תרבותית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="עדשה תרבותית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil" title="Lentil – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Lentil" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%B0_%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%86" title="ಮಸೂರ ಅವರೆ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಮಸೂರ ಅವರೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B4dn%C3%B4_soczewica" title="Jôdnô soczewica – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Jôdnô soczewica" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B7%D1%8B%D2%9B%D1%82%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%8B%D2%9B" title="Азықтық жасымық – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Азықтық жасымық" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mdengu" title="Mdengu – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mdengu" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%AEsk" title="Nîsk – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Nîsk" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_culinaris" title="Lens culinaris – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Lens culinaris" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C4%93cas" title="Lēcas – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Lēcas" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiche-L%C3%ABns" title="Kiche-Lëns – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Kiche-Lëns" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valgomasis_l%C4%99%C5%A1is" title="Valgomasis lęšis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Valgomasis lęšis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%91zel%C3%A9klencse" title="Főzeléklencse – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Főzeléklencse" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%9C%D0%B0" title="Леќа – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Леќа" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0" title="मसूर – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="मसूर" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B3" title="عتس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="عتس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C" title="مرجی – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="مرجی" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil" title="Lentil – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lentil" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8D%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%B3%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Сэвэгзарам – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Сэвэгзарам" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%95%E1%80%B2%E1%80%94%E1%80%AE%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8" title="ပဲနီလေး – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ပဲနီလေး" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caxtill%C4%81n_pitz%C4%81huac_etl" title="Caxtillān pitzāhuac etl – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="Caxtillān pitzāhuac etl" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nāhuatl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linze" title="Linze – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Linze" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B" title="मुसुरो – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="मुसुरो" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A1" title="レンズマメ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="レンズマメ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lins_(Plaant)" title="Lins (Plaant) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Lins (Plaant)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linse_(plante)" title="Linse (plante) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Linse (plante)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linser" title="Linser – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Linser" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentilha_cultivada" title="Lentilha cultivada – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Lentilha cultivada" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1" title="مسور – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="مسور" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soczewica_jadalna" title="Soczewica jadalna – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Soczewica jadalna" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentilha" title="Lentilha – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lentilha" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linte" title="Linte – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Linte" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantrihas" title="Lantrihas – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Lantrihas" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F" title="Чечевица пищевая – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Чечевица пищевая" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%A4_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9%E1%B1%9E" title="ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱤ ᱫᱟᱹᱞ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱤ ᱫᱟᱹᱞ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thjerr%C3%ABza" title="Thjerrëza – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Thjerrëza" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%96%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A" title="මසූර් – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="මසූර්" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DA%BE%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84" title="مھري دال – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="مھري دال" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0o%C5%A1ovica_jedl%C3%A1" title="Šošovica jedlá – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Šošovica jedlá" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navadna_le%C4%8Da" title="Navadna leča – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Navadna leča" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misir" title="Misir – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Misir" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9" title="نیسک – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="نیسک" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%99%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Сочиво (биљка) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Сочиво (биљка)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C4%87a_(biljka)" title="Leća (biljka) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Leća (biljka)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linssi_(kasvi)" title="Linssi (kasvi) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Linssi (kasvi)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lins_(v%C3%A4xt)" title="Lins (växt) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lins (växt)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentehas" title="Lentehas – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Lentehas" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81" title="மைசூர்ப் பருப்பு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மைசூர்ப் பருப்பு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D1%81%D0%BC%D1%8B%D0%BA" title="Ясмык – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Ясмык" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA" title="Наск – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Наск" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercimek" title="Mercimek – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Mercimek" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_%C3%BD%C3%BCzi" title="Enter ýüzi – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="Enter ýüzi" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkmençe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%8F_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Сочевиця звичайна – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Сочевиця звичайна" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%DB%90%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%87%D9%82" title="يېسمۇق – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="يېسمۇق" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thi%E1%BA%BFt_%C4%91%E1%BA%ADu" title="Thiết đậu – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Thiết đậu" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lintile_(plante)" title="Lintile (plante) – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Lintile (plante)" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_culinaris" title="Lens culinaris – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Lens culinaris" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%89%81%E8%B1%86" title="小扁豆 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="小扁豆" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%96%D7%9F" title="לינזן – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="לינזן" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%98%AD%E5%BA%A6%E8%B1%86" title="蘭度豆 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="蘭度豆" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" 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data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="2160" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Lentils </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="kingdom"><a href="/wiki/Plant" title="Plant">Plantae</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Division: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="division"><a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">Magnoliophyta</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="class"><a href="/wiki/Dicotyledon" title="Dicotyledon">Magnoliopsida</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="order"><a href="/wiki/Fabales" title="Fabales">Fabales</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="family"><a href="/wiki/Fabaceae" title="Fabaceae">Fabaceae</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Subfamily: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="subfamily"><a href="/wiki/Faboideae" title="Faboideae">Faboideae</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tribe: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="tribe"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vicieae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vicieae (not yet started)">Vicieae</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="genus"><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lens_(genus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lens (genus) (not yet started)">Lens</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>L. culinaris</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><i>Lens culinaris</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">Medikus</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The <b>lentil</b> or <b>daal</b> or <b>pulse</b> (<i>Lens culinaris</i>) is a bushy <a href="/wiki/Annual_plant" title="Annual plant">annual plant</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Fabaceae" title="Fabaceae">legume</a> family. It is a kind of <a href="/wiki/Vegetable" title="Vegetable">vegetable</a>, grown for its <a href="/wiki/Lens_(optics)" title="Lens (optics)">lens</a>-shaped <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a>. It is about 15 inches tall and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin">Origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Origin" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Origin"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The plant came from the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and was one of the first crops <a href="/wiki/Domesticated" class="mw-redirect" title="Domesticated">domesticated</a> in the world. Humans started eating lentils before they invented <a href="/wiki/Ceramic" title="Ceramic">ceramics</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Composition" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Composition"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With 26% <a href="/wiki/Protein" title="Protein">protein</a>, lentils have the highest level of protein of any plant after <a href="/wiki/Soybean" title="Soybean">soybeans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hemp" title="Hemp">hemp</a>. Because of this and their high <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a> content, lentils are a very important part of the <a href="/wiki/Diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Diet">diet</a> in many parts of the world, especially in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, which has many vegetarians. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Types" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Types"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are different kinds of lentils, including a variety of large and small lentils. Lentils come in colors that range from yellow to red-orange to green, brown and black. Lentils are sold in many forms, with or without the skins, whole or split. Red, white and yellow lentils are decorticated, i.e., they have their skins removed. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Illustration_Lens_culinaris0.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Illustration_Lens_culinaris0.jpg/300px-Illustration_Lens_culinaris0.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="468" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Illustration_Lens_culinaris0.jpg/450px-Illustration_Lens_culinaris0.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Illustration_Lens_culinaris0.jpg/600px-Illustration_Lens_culinaris0.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1489" data-file-height="2325" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of the lentil plant, 1885</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Brown/Spanish Pardina</li> <li>French Green/Puy (Dark speckled blue-green)</li> <li>Green (Most common variety)</li> <li>Black/Beluga</li> <li>Yellow/Tan Lentils (Red inside)</li> <li>Red Chief (Decorticated yellow lentils)</li> <li>Eston Green (Small green)</li> <li>Richlea (Medium green)</li> <li>Laird (Large green)</li> <li>Petite Golden (Decorticated lentils)</li> <li>Masoor (Brown-skinned lentils which are red inside)</li> <li>Pigeon Peas</li> <li>Channa Dal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mung_bean" title="Mung bean">Mung</a> Lentils</li> <li>Petite Crimson/Red (Decorticated masoor lentils)</li> <li>Chana (Kernel of chickpeas)</li> <li>Urad (A type of bean)</li> <li>White/Ivory (Peeled Urad beans)</li> <li>Macachiados (Big Mexican yellow lentils)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chana">Chana</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Chana" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Chana"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chana, a notable variety of yellow "lentils", is in fact not a lentil but made from the <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">kernels</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chickpea" title="Chickpea">chickpeas</a>. Split pigeon pea (either green or yellow) - that are actually considered pulses, which include peas and beans ‒ are also sometimes referred to and sold as lentils. The urid bean is also called a "black lentil". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preparation">Preparation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Preparation" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Preparation"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The seeds need very little cooking. This time is especially short for lentils with their husk removed, such as the common red lentil. Lentils have a distinctive earthy <a href="/wiki/Flavor" title="Flavor">flavor</a>. They are used to prepare an inexpensive and nutritious <a href="/wiki/Lentil_soup" title="Lentil soup">soup</a> all over <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">North and South America</a>. Sometimes they are combined with some form of <a href="/wiki/Chicken" title="Chicken">chicken</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pork" title="Pork">pork</a>. They are frequently combined with <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>, which has a similar cooking time. In the Middle East such a dish of lentils and rice is called <i>mujaddara</i> or <i>mejadra</i>. Rice and lentils are also cooked together in <a href="/wiki/Khichdi" title="Khichdi">khichdi</a>, a popular Indian dish. Lentils are used throughout <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a> regions and the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>. In rare cases the lentils are mixed with dairy <a href="/wiki/Cheese" title="Cheese">cheese</a>. </p><p>When lentils are prepared, they are first inspected for damaged lentils, stones and other foreign matter. Then they are rinsed until the water runs through and comes out clear. Some prefer to soak the lentils for a longer time and discard the water. This removes substances that may cause <a href="/wiki/Indigestion" title="Indigestion">indigestion</a>. The lentils are then boiled in water or <a href="/wiki/Broth" title="Broth">broth</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sprouting">Sprouting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Sprouting" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Sprouting"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lentils can be sprouted as can some <a href="/wiki/Bean" title="Bean">beans</a> and some other edible <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a> (seeds people can eat). Seeds being sprouted are watered and rinsed repeatedly till they start to <a href="/wiki/Germination" title="Germination">germinate</a> (grow small roots and shoots). Sprouted lentils can be eaten raw on their own or in <a href="/wiki/Salad" title="Salad">salads</a>, they can also be cooked.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Consumption">Consumption</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Consumption" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Consumption"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many people in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> are <a href="/wiki/Vegetarianism" title="Vegetarianism">vegetarian</a> and lentils have long been part of their diet as a common source of protein. Usually, lentils are boiled to a <a href="/wiki/Stew" title="Stew">stew</a>-like consistency with vegetables and then seasoned with a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Spice" title="Spice">spices</a> to make many side dishes such as sambar, rasam and <a href="/wiki/Dal" title="Dal">dal</a>, which are usually served over rice and <a href="/wiki/Roti" title="Roti">roti</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cooking">Cooking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: Cooking" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Cooking"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>They may be cooked on the stovetop, or in a slow cooker. <a href="/wiki/Pressure_cooker" title="Pressure cooker">Pressure cookers</a> are not recommended, since the small lentils may clog the pressure relief valve, and their quick cooking time means there is little benefit from pressure cooking. Cooked lentils often require thinning: adding more hot water or broth to the cooked legumes until the desired final consistency is reached. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nutrition">Nutrition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: Nutrition" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Nutrition"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Apart from a high level of proteins, lentils also contain <a href="/wiki/Dietary_fiber" title="Dietary fiber">dietary fiber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_B1" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitamin B1">vitamin B1</a>, and minerals. Red (or pink) lentils contain a lower concentration of fiber than green lentils (11% rather than 31%).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Health</i> magazine has selected lentils as one of the five healthiest foods.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lentils are often mixed with grains, such as rice, which results in a complete protein dish. </p><p>In addition to providing slow-burning complex <a href="/wiki/Carbohydrate" title="Carbohydrate">carbohydrates</a>, lentils are one of the best vegetable sources of <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a>. This makes them an important part of a vegetarian diet, and useful for preventing iron deficiency. Iron is particularly important for <a href="/wiki/Adolescence" title="Adolescence">adolescents</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Menstruation" title="Menstruation">menstruating</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy" title="Pregnancy">pregnant</a> women.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: Production" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: Production"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lentils are relatively tolerant to <a href="/wiki/Drought" title="Drought">drought</a> and are grown throughout the world. About half of the worldwide production of lentils is from <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, most of which is consumed locally <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> is the largest export producer of lentils in the world and <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> is the most important producing region in Canada. The <a href="/wiki/Palouse" title="Palouse">Palouse</a> Region of Eastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle, with its commercial center at <a href="/wiki/Moscow,_Idaho" title="Moscow, Idaho">Moscow, Idaho</a>, is the most important producing region in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Estimates">Estimates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: Estimates" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Estimates"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> (FAO) estimates that world production of lentils was 3.2 million metric tons (MT) in 2003. Canada produced 520,000 MT and, according to the market analysis company STAT Communications, will likely export 400,000 MT during the 2003-04 marketing year, which runs from August to July. The FAO estimates world trade in lentils totalled 1.2 million MT in 2002, with Canada exporting 382,000 MT during the calendar year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=12" title="Change section: Culture" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section's source code: Culture"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lentils are mentioned many times in the <a href="/wiki/Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a>. In Jewish tradition they are considered as food for mourners, together with boiled <a href="/wiki/Egg_(food)" title="Egg (food)">eggs</a>. The reason is that their round shape symbolizes the <a href="/wiki/Life_cycle" title="Life cycle">life cycle</a> from birth to death. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_pages">Related pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=13" title="Change section: Related pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section's source code: Related pages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pea" title="Pea">Pea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bean" title="Bean">Bean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plant" title="Plant">Plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botany" title="Botany">Botany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vegetable" title="Vegetable">Vegetable</a></li></ul> <div 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/">the original</a> on 2015-03-03<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-09-11</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=USDA+nutrient+database&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nal.usda.gov%2Ffnic%2Ffoodcomp%2Fsearch%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ALentil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFRaymond2006" class="citation web cs1">Raymond, Joan (March 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080320132301/http://www.health.com/health/article/0,23414,1149140,00.html">"World's Healthiest Foods: Lentils (India)"</a>. <i>Health Magazine</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-09-11</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Health+Magazine&rft.atitle=World%27s+Healthiest+Foods%3A+Lentils+%28India%29&rft.date=2006-03&rft.aulast=Raymond&rft.aufirst=Joan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.health.com%2Fhealth%2Farticle%2F0%2C23414%2C1149140%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ALentil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation cs2"><i>Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)</i>, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academies, 2004</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dietary+Reference+Intakes+%28DRI%29&rft.pub=Food+and+Nutrition+Board%2C+Institute+of+Medicine%2C+National+Academies&rft.date=2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ALentil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation cs2"><i>Crop Profile for Lentils in Idaho</i>, Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Science, University of Idaho (web site), 2000</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Crop+Profile+for+Lentils+in+Idaho&rft.pub=Department+of+Plant%2C+Soil+and+Entomological+Science%2C+University+of+Idaho+%28web+site%29&rft.date=2000&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ALentil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=15" title="Change section: Further reading" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section's source code: Further reading"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>S S Yadav et al. <i>Lentil: An Ancient Crop for Modern Times</i>. (2007). Springer Verlag. <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781402063121" class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn">ISBN 9781402063121</a>.</li> <li>Alan Davidson, <i>The Oxford Companion to Food</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-211579-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-211579-0">0-19-211579-0</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_websites">Other websites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&veaction=edit&section=16" title="Change section: Other websites" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lentil&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section's source code: Other websites"><span>change source</span></a><span 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