Chickpea flour (besan) leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Chickpea flour (besan) comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked Beans for more fiber and less saturated fat.
Pick Chickpea flour (besan) for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.15 g5.79 gWIN
- Carbohydrate15.9 g14.94 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN5.15 g2.79 g
- Total sugarsless is better5.26 g2.8 gWIN
- Total fat0.55 g1.73 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.11 g0.18 g
- Sodiumless is better232.41 mg16.54 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—218.6 mg
- Calciummore is better—11.63 mg
- Ironmore is better0 mg1.26 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—42.89 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.
