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Calories in chickpeas

A cup of cooked chickpeas (164 g) has about 269 calories, with 14.5 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate, and 4.2 g fat.

USDA FoodData Central · Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), cooked, boiled, without salt · Updated September 30, 2026

Calories in common portions

Chickpeas: calories and macros by portion
PortionWeightCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
100 g100 g1648.9 g27.4 g2.6 g
1 cup, cooked164 g26914.5 g45 g4.2 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 21%Carbohydrate 65.1%Fat 13.8%

Shares use 4 calories per gram for protein and carbohydrate and 9 for fat, so they may not match USDA’s calorie total exactly. Try the macro calculator.

Good to know

  • A cooked cup provides about 14.5 g of protein and 12.5 g of fiber.
  • Canned chickpeas usually contain added sodium, and hummus is a separate food. Use the label for packaged products.

Compare per 100 g

Chickpeas compared with similar foods, per 100 g
FoodCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Chickpeas (this page)1648.9 g27.4 g2.6 g
Black beans1328.9 g23.7 g0.5 g
Lentils1169 g20.1 g0.4 g

Source

USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2019): Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt (FDC ID 173757) ↗. Values are per 100 g of edible portion; Calorify scaled them to each portion and rounded the results.

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