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Chickpea flour (besan) leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Chickpea flour (besan) comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for less saturated fat.

Pick Chickpea flour (besan) for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    126 kcal
    387 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    8.04 g
    22.39 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.31 g
    57.82 g
  • Fibermore is better
    7.7 g
    10.8 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    10.85 g
  • Total fat
    0.38 g
    6.69 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.09 g
    0.69 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    239 mg
    64 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    401 mg
    846 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    29 mg
    45 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    2.4 mg
    4.86 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    53 mg
    166 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Baby lima beans, cooked vs Chickpea flour (besan) · Foodatron