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 more calcium.
Pick Chickpea flour (besan) for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.22 g5.79 gWIN
- Carbohydrate21.3 g14.94 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN3.22 g2.79 g
- Total sugarsless is better9.24 g2.8 gWIN
- Total fat0.8 g1.73 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.2 g0.18 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better434.04 mg16.54 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—218.6 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN16.07 mg11.63 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.
