Chickpea flour (besan) leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Chickpea flour (besan) comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked Beans for less sugar and less saturated fat.
Pick Chickpea flour (besan) for more protein, more fiber, less sodium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy91.22 kcal387 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.7 g22.39 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.5 g57.82 g
- Fibermore is better4.7 g10.8 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN4.8 g10.85 g
- Total fat0.5 g6.69 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.1 g0.69 g
- Sodiumless is better212 mg64 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—846 mg
- Calciummore is better—45 mg
- Ironmore is better0 mg4.86 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—166 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—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.
