Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw

Plant foods · Legumes · Beans, lentils & peas

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Macronutrients 89 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 20.5 g · 82 kcal/100g
Fat 6.0 g · 54 kcal/100g
Carbs 63.0 g · 252 kcal/100g
Fiber 12.2 g
Water 8 g
Total energy 378 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (65%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 69 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
6.0g
Saturated
0.6g
Monounsat.
1.4g
Polyunsat.
2.7g
Omega-6
2.63g

Saturated fat is 1.4% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 100 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Complete protein — all essential amino acids meet or exceed the FAO adult reference pattern

Micronutrients 66 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 3 µg
Vitamin C 4.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.8 mg
Vitamin K 9 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.48 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.21 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.5 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.54 mg
Folate (B9) 557 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 57 mg
Iron 4.3 mg
Magnesium 79 mg
Phosphorus 252 mg
Potassium 718 mg
Sodium 24 mg
Zinc 2.8 mg
Copper 0.66 mg
Manganese 4.15 mg
Selenium 0.0 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (278% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.