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Lentils are rich in fibre, minerals, proteins and vitamins.  The fibre lowers  blood cholesterol levels and reduces heart diseases. It helps those  with diabetes and hyperglycaemia by stabilizing their blood glucose  levels.

An important mineral in lentil is the Iron; it helps with transporting  oxygen throughout the body, which helps with increasing energy and  metabolism.

Lentils are designated into two classes, Red Lentils and Lentils other  than red. The method of determining the class of a lentil is by seed  coat colour. Red lentils may be confirmed by the cotyledon colour.

Lentil varieties may have a wide range of seed coat colours from  green, red, speckled green, black and tan. The cotyledon colour may  be red, yellow or green.