Calories in chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

Cooked, boiled, without salt. 164 kcal (686 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

Chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans, are a starchy legume whose energy comes mainly from carbohydrate, with a useful amount of plant protein. Boiled chickpeas provide 164 kcal (686 kJ) per 100 g, along with about 9 g of protein and 7.6 g of fibre. They are also one of the better plant sources of folate and iron.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors:

Things worth knowing

• One cup of cooked chickpeas (164 g) has about 269 kcal (1125 kJ), 14.5 g of protein and 12.5 g of fibre, around 45% of the 28 g Daily Value.
• Canned chickpeas, drained, are a little lower at about 139 kcal per 100 g, but they carry far more sodium (about 246 mg against 7 mg) unless the can is labelled no added salt.
• A cup of cooked chickpeas supplies about 280 µg of folate, roughly 70% of the Daily Value, and about a quarter of the DV for iron.
• Commercial hummus is much more energy-dense than plain chickpeas, at about 237 kcal per 100 g, because tahini and oil add fat.

Converting these figures

One 1 cup, cooked of chickpeas is 269 kcal, which is 1,125 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 146 g of chickpeas to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.