Lentils are normally eaten as cooked vegetables or as ingredients in soups. Lentils are called dal or paruppu in Indian cuisine. Lentils are occasionally eaten raw after sprouting but there are concerns regarding the toxic effects of eating uncooked legumes as they contain anti-nutritional factors which are only inactivated by cooking.
Allergy Information:
Allergy to lentil has been reported from Spain and it is reported that allergy to lentils is more common in Spain than peanut allergy. This may reflect the use of lentil as a weaning food in Spain. The symptoms of allergic individuals after eating lentil range from relatively mild symptoms, such as the oral allergy syndrome, to severe symptoms requiring emergency treatment such as anaphylaxis or asthma. As for most allergenic foods, urticaria (hives) and other reactions of the skin are the most common symptoms. Allergy to lentil is associated with allergy to other legumes with allergy to chickpea and pea reported for over 50% of individuals allergic to lentil.
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