Lentils

as eaten · per 100 g: 115 kcal · 9.0 g protein · 7.9 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

solidly filling

No single route carries this one — a moderate amount of protein, volume and fiber.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

30% of kcal

70% water

69 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.

How scores work

Per

Calories: 115
Protein: (30%); 9 g
Fat: (3%); <1 g
Carbohydrates: (67%); 20 g
of which sugar: 2 g
Fiber: 8 g
Sodium: 233 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Plant protein

Higher-scoring plant protein, ranked by fullness per calorie.

Compare Lentils with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-fndds #2707425 — listed by USDA as “Lentils, from dried, no added fat”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.