Chickpea flour (besan)

Plant foods · Legumes · Beans, lentils & peas

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Macronutrients 93 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 22.4 g · 90 kcal/100g
Fat 6.7 g · 60 kcal/100g
Carbs 57.8 g · 231 kcal/100g
Fiber 10.8 g
Water 10 g
Total energy 387 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (61%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 69 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
6.7g
Saturated
0.7g
Monounsat.
1.5g
Polyunsat.
3.0g
Omega-6
2.87g

Saturated fat is 1.6% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality —

Amino acid profile not available for this food

Micronutrients 64 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 2 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.8 mg
Vitamin K 9 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.49 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.11 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.8 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.49 mg
Folate (B9) 437 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 45 mg
Iron 4.9 mg
Magnesium 166 mg
Phosphorus 318 mg
Potassium 846 mg
Sodium 64 mg
Zinc 2.8 mg
Copper 0.91 mg
Manganese 1.60 mg
Selenium 8.3 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (218% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.