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GMO LENTILS

Lentils contain dietary fiber, folate, vitamin B1 and minerals. Red (or pink) lentils contain less fiber than green lentils (11% instead of 31%). Health magazine selected lentils as one of the five healthiest foods. 5% easily digestible starch and 30% slowly digestible starch make lentils a very interesting food for people with diabetes. The remaining 65% of the starch is a resistant starch classified as RS1, i.e. a high-quality resistant starch composed of 32% amylose. Lentils also contain certain anti-nutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors and a relatively high phytate content. Trypsin is an enzyme involved in digestion, and phytates reduce the bioavailability of dietary minerals. Phytates can be reduced by soaking lentils in hot water overnight.