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Chickpea flour (besan) leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided

Baked Beans: serving (235 g) · Chickpea flour (besan): 100 g.

The verdict

Chickpea flour (besan) comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baked Beans for less saturated fat.

Pick Chickpea flour (besan) for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium and more calcium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    248.82 kcal
    387 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    13 g
    22.39 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    53 g
    57.82 g
  • Fibermore is better
    8 g
    10.8 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    23 g
    10.85 gWIN
  • Total fat
    2 g
    6.69 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.5 g
    0.69 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1079.99 mg
    64 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    846 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    40 mg
    45 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.