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Chickpea flour (besan) leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Chickpea flour (besan) comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked beans, canned (vegetarian) for less sugar and 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
    94 kcal
    387 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    4.75 g
    22.39 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    21.14 g
    57.82 g
  • Fibermore is better
    4.1 g
    10.8 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN7.96 g
    10.85 g
  • Total fat
    0.37 g
    6.69 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.07 g
    0.69 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    343 mg
    64 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    224 mg
    846 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    34 mg
    45 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.19 mg
    4.86 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    27 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.

Baked beans, canned (vegetarian) vs Chickpea flour (besan) · Foodatron