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Protein in chickpeas: 8.9 g per 100 g

There are 14.5 g of protein in 1 cup of cooked chickpeas (164 g). 100 g of chickpeas has 8.9 g of protein and 164 kcal. The values come from USDA FoodData Central, and the lookup below works out any other amount.

Protein

14.5g protein

in 1 cup of cooked chickpeas (164 g)

8.9 g of protein and 164 kcal in 100 g

5.4 g of protein per 100 kcal

USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 173757

Protein in chickpeas per portion

Protein in each portion the USDA record lists, and in 100 g:

Protein in chickpeas per portion
Portion	Weight	Protein
1 cup of cooked chickpeas	164 g	14.5 g
100 g of chickpeas	100 g	8.9 g

Protein per 100 kcal

There are 5.4 g of protein in every 100 kcal of chickpeas. When your appetite is small, this number shows how much protein a food brings for the energy it takes up. In our table of 50 foods ranked by protein per 100 g, this food is number 33.

Chickpeas compared with similar foods

Protein per 100 g and per 100 kcal, from the USDA record of each food:

Chickpeas compared with similar foods
Food	Protein per 100 g	Protein per 100 kcal
Chickpeas	8.9 g	5.4 g
Lentils	9.0 g	7.8 g
Hummus	7.8 g	3.3 g
Black beans	8.9 g	6.7 g

See all 50 foods ranked by protein in the protein in foods table. For the published protein reference for your body weight, see the protein calculator.

About these values

The record is chickpeas boiled without salt. Canned chickpeas have their own record. The USDA record is "Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt" (SR Legacy, FDC ID 173757). It gives 8.86 g of protein and 164 kcal per 100 g.

Protein in a portion is its weight times the protein per 100 g, divided by 100. For 1 cup of cooked chickpeas: 164 × 8.86 ÷ 100 = 14.5 g. Values on this page are rounded to 0.1 g.

A packaged food's own label can differ from the USDA average. When you have the label, its numbers are the ones for that product.