Food calories · USDA data
Calories in chickpeas
269 calories
in 1 cup, 164 g
- Protein
- 14.5 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 4.2 g
- Fiber
- 12.5 g
Chickpeas have 269 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, which weighs 164 g. Per 100 g, chickpeas have 164 calories.
Most of its calories (65%) come from carbohydrate, with protein next at 21%. It gives 14.5 g of protein, 29% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high. This portion has 12.5 g of fiber, 45% of the 28 g Daily Value: high by the FDA's guide.
It takes 61 g of chickpeas to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.4 × 1 cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 164 g | 269 | 14.5 g | 45 g | 4.2 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 46 | 2.5 g | 7.8 g | 0.7 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 164 | 8.9 g | 27.4 g | 2.6 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your chickpeas may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 21% of calories (8.9 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 65% (27.4 g per 100 g, of which 7.6 g fiber)
- Fat: 14% (2.6 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, navy beans has the fewest calories of these four (140 per 100 g) and chickpeas the most (164).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickpeas | 164 | 8.9 g | 27.4 g | 2.6 g |
| Tofu | 144 | 17.3 g | 2.8 g | 8.7 g |
| Pinto beans | 143 | 9 g | 26.2 g | 0.7 g |
| Navy beans | 140 | 8.2 g | 26.1 g | 0.6 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in chickpeas?
Chickpeas have 269 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup at 164 g, and chickpeas has 164 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do chickpeas have?
1 cup (164 g) has 14.5 g of protein, 29% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 8.9 g.
How many carbs do chickpeas have?
1 cup has 45 g of carbohydrate, including 12.5 g of fiber, and 4.2 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt (FDC ID 173757). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.