Chickpeas, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Chickpeas, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Chickpeas, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Kidney beans, canned for less sugar, less saturated fat and more calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy164 kcal124 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.86 g7.98 g
- Carbohydrate27.42 g21.49 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.6 g5.5 g
- Total sugarsless is better4.8 g3.8 gWIN
- Total fat2.59 g1.05 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.27 g0.18 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7 mg231 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN291 mg277 mg
- Calciummore is better49 mg57 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.89 mg1.5 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN48 mg30 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1.3 mg0.2 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.

