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 calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy105.88 kcal387 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.53 g22.39 gWIN
- Carbohydrate22.55 g57.82 g
- Fibermore is better3.4 g10.8 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN9.79 g10.85 g
- Total fat0.85 g6.69 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.21 g0.69 g
- Sodiumless is better459.57 mg64 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—846 mg
- Calciummore is better17.02 mg45 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better—4.86 mg
- 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.
