White lentils are the dried and mature seeds of lentils, a leguminous plant. The mature fruits are harvested in autumn and winter, sun-dried, the seeds are removed, and then sun-dried. Lentil plant characteristics: This product is oblate or oblate oval, 8 to 13 mm long, 6 to 9 mm wide, and 7 mm thick. The surface is yellowish white or light yellow, smooth and slightly shiny, with raised white eyebrow-like mounds on one side. It's hard. The seed coat is thin and crisp, with 2 cotyledons, thick, yellowish white. Slight, light taste, with a beany taste when chewed. White lentils Identification of white lentil characteristics Authentic white lentils are large, plump and bulging; there is a black line around the navel; the skin is yellowish white or slightly yellow, and some have dark brown spots. Fake: Imported white lentils: also known as "imported lentils from Myanmar", which are very similar to genuine lentils. The main difference is that fake lentils are larger and flatter, 10-15mm long, 7-10mm wide, and 4-5mm thick. They are obviously different from real lentils. Imported lentils do not have all the functions and properties of authentic white lentils and therefore cannot be used as a substitute for white lentils.