Introduction Lentils (Lens culinaris) are the edible lens-shaped seeds of the lentil plant [7]. Similar to soybeans and peas, lentils are legumes and belong to the family of the Leguminosae [34]. They were one of the earliest crops to be domesticated by humans, along with grains such as einkorn, emmer and barley. Modern lentil production has been mainly led by Canada, India and Turkey, with an average crop production of 3.73, 1.22 and 0.43 million metric tonnes in 2017 [28]. Normally cooked and processed into a solid dish, the most common vari[...]