LENTIL SPROUT JUICE

Traditionally Used For:

Anemia	Arthritis
Broken Bones	Diabetes
Fatigue	Fluid Retention
Malnutrition	Weight Loss

A Good Source Of:

Iron

Vitamin C

Protein

Freshness Test:

When you grow lentils sprouts yourself, freshness isn't a problem. What you want to do is pick them at the right time. Therefore, pick the lentils sprouts when there is a white shoot with no leaves.

Important:

Nothing to report.

General:

One of the benefits of sprouts is that you can grow them yourself. Not only does this save you money, but when sprouts are grown in your home you also get really fresh juice that contains no pesticides.

You can obtain organic lentils from your local health food store.

You may find it beneficial to wrap your sprouts in a lettuce leaf before juicing to help maximize the juice obtained from the sprouts.

To learn how to grow sprouts, please review the sprouting page.

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Lentils - Nutritional Analysis:

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 grams
Proximates
Water	g	67.34
Energy	kcal	106
Energy	kj	444
Protein	g	8.96
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.55
Ash	g	1.00
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	22.14
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	25
Iron, Fe	mg	3.21
Magnesium, Mg	mg	37
Phosphorus, P	mg	173
Potassium, K	mg	322
Sodium, Na	mg	11
Zinc, Zn	mg	1.51
Copper, Cu	mg	0.352
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.506
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.6
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	16.5
Thiamin	mg	0.228
Riboflavin	mg	0.128
Niacin	mg	1.128
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.578
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.190
Folate, total	mcg	100
Folic acid	mcg	0
Folate, food	mcg	100
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	100
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00
Vitamin A, IU	IU	45
Retinol	mcg	0
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	2
Amino Acids
Threonine	g	0.328
Isoleucine	g	0.326
Leucine	g	0.628
Lysine	g	0.712
Methionine	g	0.105
Cystine	g	0.334
Phenylalanine	g	0.442
Tyrosine	g	0.252
Valine	g	0.399
Arginine	g	0.611
Histidine	g	0.257
Alanine	g	0.356
Aspartic acid	g	1.433
Glutamic acid	g	1.258
Glycine	g	0.319
Proline	g	0.356
Serine	g	0.495