Chickpea
What it is
Chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans, are edible legume seeds. The nutrition example here is mature chickpeas boiled without added salt. Chickpea flour and prepared chickpea dishes need their own composition information.
What it does
Per 100 g, the cooked reference provides 8.86 g of protein, 7.6 g of fiber, and 27.4 g of total carbohydrate. It also contains 172 micrograms of total folate and 2.89 mg of iron. Its combination of protein and fiber is useful to recognize when comparing foods for a meal.
Research context and ingredient forms
These figures come from a food-composition dataset. They do not establish a disease-treatment effect or describe every canned product. The reference food contains 7 mg of sodium per 100 g; that number should not be applied automatically to a salted canned product.
Using this information
Match the food form before comparing labels or recipes: dry, boiled, canned, drained, and prepared with other ingredients are different descriptions. For a canned product, use the package's stated serving basis and current nutrition information.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 164 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 8.86 g per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 27.4 g per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fiber, total dietary | 7.6 g per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Iron, Fe | 2.89 mg per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Folate, total | 172 µg per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 291 mg per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 7 mg per 100 g edible portion | Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Food/preparation-specific composition; not clinical-trial evidence or an individual absorption estimate.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
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