Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
chickpeas
versus
pinto beans
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chickpeas and pinto beans:
Both chickpeas and pinto beans are high in calories. Chickpea has 44% more calories than pinto bean - chickpea has 164 calories per 100 grams and pinto bean has 114 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chickpeas is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to pinto beans for protein. Chickpeas has a macronutrient ratio of 21:65:14 and for pinto beans, 24:69:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
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Protein | 21% | 24% |
Carbohydrates | 65% | 69% |
Fat | 14% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pinto bean has 26% less carbohydrates than chickpea - chickpea has 27.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and pinto bean has 20.2g of carbohydrates.
Both chickpeas and pinto beans are high in dietary fiber. Chickpea has 38% more dietary fiber than pinto bean - chickpea has 7.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pinto bean has 5.5g of dietary fiber.
Pinto bean has 7.8 times less sugar than chickpea - chickpea has 4.8g of sugar per 100 grams and pinto bean has 0.54g of sugar.
Chickpea is a great source of protein and it has 27% more protein than pinto bean - chickpea has 8.9g of protein per 100 grams and pinto bean has 7g of protein.
Both chickpeas and pinto beans are low in saturated fat - chickpea has 0.27g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pinto bean has 0.16g of saturated fat.
Chickpeas and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chickpea has 1.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pinto bean has 0.1mg of Vitamin C.
Chickpeas and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - chickpea has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpeas and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chickpea has 0.35mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpeas and pinto beans contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chickpea has 4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pinto bean does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpea has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both chickpeas and pinto beans contain significant amounts of niacin.
Chickpeas | Pinto Beans | |
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Thiamin | 0.116 MG | 0.052 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.063 MG | 0.019 MG |
Niacin | 0.526 MG | 0.272 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.286 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.139 MG | ~ |
Folate | 172 UG | 24 UG |
Both chickpeas and pinto beans are high in calcium. Pinto bean has 29% more calcium than chickpea - chickpea has 49mg of calcium per 100 grams and pinto bean has 63mg of calcium.
Chickpea is a great source of iron and it has 117% more iron than pinto bean - chickpea has 2.9mg of iron per 100 grams and pinto bean has 1.3mg of iron.
Both chickpeas and pinto beans are high in potassium. Chickpea has a little more potassium (6%) than pinto bean by weight - chickpea has 291mg of potassium per 100 grams and pinto bean has 274mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, pinto bean has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chickpea per 100 grams.
Chickpeas | Pinto Beans | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.043 G | 0.158 G |
Total | 0.043 G | 0.158 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chickpea has more linoleic acid than pinto bean per 100 grams.
Chickpeas | Pinto Beans | |
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linoleic acid | 1.113 G | 0.115 G |
Total | 1.113 G | 0.115 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Chickpeas (Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt) and Pinto Beans (Beans, pinto, canned, drained solids) .
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