Chickpea flour (besan) leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Chickpea flour (besan) comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Baked Beans for more fiber and less saturated fat.
Pick Chickpea flour (besan) for more protein, less sugar and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.41 g5.79 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.71 g14.94 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.94 g2.79 g
- Total sugarsless is better5.53 g2.8 gWIN
- Total fat0.71 g1.73 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.12 g0.18 g
- Sodiumless is better282.35 mg16.54 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—218.6 mg
- Calciummore is better—11.63 mg
- Ironmore is better—1.26 mg
- 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.
