Lentils are not a glamour food, at least when you are looking at them in your bowl, but from a nutrition standpoint they are the belle of the ball. Here's a quiz about lentils to find out how much you know about these little legumes.

1. Lentils are loaded with potassium.

True or false?

2. One cup of cooked lentils has about 90 percent of your daily value of folate.

True or false?

3. A cup of lentils provides 50 percent of daily fiber needs.

True or false?

4. Lentils are high in fiber, but low in magnesium.

True or false?

5. The only vegetable with more protein than lentils is soybeans.

True or false?

6. Eating just 1/3 cup of cooked beans or lentils a day lowers risk of heart attack by 38 percent.

True or false?

7. Lentils help lower total cholesterol.

True or false?

8. A diet rich in lentil consumption can help lower blood pressure.

True or false?

Source:WomenHeart's All heart Family Cookbook; Featuring the 40 Foods Proven to Promote Heart Health, by Kathy Kastan and Suzanne Banfield (Rodale, $29.95, 301 pages).

Answers:1) True; 2) True; 3) False. One cup actually has 63 percent. 4) False. They are high in both fiber and magnesium. 5) True; 6) True; 7) True; 8) True.

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