Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
chickpeas
versus
soy flour
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chickpeas and soy flour:
Both soy flour and chickpeas are high in calories. Soy flour has 127% more calories than chickpea - soy flour has 372 calories per 100 grams and chickpea has 164 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chickpeas is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to soy flour per calorie. Chickpeas has a macronutrient ratio of 21:65:14 and for soy flour, 50:31:20 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Chickpeas | Soy Flour | |
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Protein | 21% | 50% |
Carbohydrates | 65% | 31% |
Fat | 14% | 20% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Soy flour and chickpeas contain similar amounts of carbs - soy flour has 30.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chickpea has 27.4g of carbohydrates.
Both soy flour and chickpeas are high in dietary fiber. Soy flour has 111% more dietary fiber than chickpea - soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chickpea has 7.6g of dietary fiber.
Chickpea has 49% less sugar than soy flour - soy flour has 9.3g of sugar per 100 grams and chickpea has 4.8g of sugar.
Both soy flour and chickpeas are high in protein. Soy flour has 462% more protein than chickpea - soy flour has 49.8g of protein per 100 grams and chickpea has 8.9g of protein.
Chickpea has 3.8 times less saturated fat than soy flour - soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chickpea has 0.27g of saturated fat.
Chickpea has more Vitamin C than soy flour - chickpea has 1.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and soy flour does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour and chickpeas contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chickpea has 1ug of Vitamin A.
Soy flour and chickpeas contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chickpea has 0.35mg of Vitamin E.
Soy flour and chickpeas contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chickpea has 4ug of Vitamin K.
Soy flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both chickpeas and soy flour contain significant amounts of folate.
Chickpeas | Soy Flour | |
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Thiamin | 0.116 MG | 1.088 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.063 MG | 0.28 MG |
Niacin | 0.526 MG | 2.95 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.286 MG | 1.55 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.139 MG | 1.05 MG |
Folate | 172 UG | 289 UG |
Both soy flour and chickpeas are high in calcium. Soy flour has 482% more calcium than chickpea - soy flour has 285mg of calcium per 100 grams and chickpea has 49mg of calcium.
Both soy flour and chickpeas are high in iron. Soy flour has 184% more iron than chickpea - soy flour has 8.2mg of iron per 100 grams and chickpea has 2.9mg of iron.
Both soy flour and chickpeas are high in potassium. Soy flour has 618% more potassium than chickpea - soy flour has 2090mg of potassium per 100 grams and chickpea has 291mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both chickpeas and soy flour contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Chickpeas | Soy Flour | |
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beta-carotene | 16 UG | 24 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy flour has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chickpea per 100 grams.
Chickpeas | Soy Flour | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.043 G | 0.555 G |
Total | 0.043 G | 0.555 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, soy flour has more linoleic acid than chickpea per 100 grams.
Chickpeas | Soy Flour | |
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linoleic acid | 1.113 G | 3.66 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.025 G |
Total | 1.113 G | 3.685 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||