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An adult who weighs 75 kg, so is targeting about 75 grams of protein intake per day, would only need to eat 833 grams of cooked chickpeas (which are 9% protein
by rafram 9mo ago
An adult who weighs 75 kg, so is targeting about 75 grams of protein intake per day, would only need to eat 833 grams of cooked chickpeas (which are 9% protein by weight) to get there. That is indeed a lot of chickpeas! But a lot less than you claimed, and you probably shouldn't be getting all your protein from chickpeas anyway.
- treis 9mo agoYou're probably talking about dry weight. My can says 6g protein / 130 g. I'm about 100kg and to hit the 1.6 g protein/kg I need 160g of protein. 6g/130g * 3500 g is 161 g of protein.
- rafram 9mo agoTwo numbers from the USDA: - Canned, drained and rinsed: 7g protein / 100g [1] - Boiled: 9g protein / 100g [2] Not sure what explains the discrepancy (though the second number is much older), but both are considerably higher than what your can says. Sure you aren't reading a per-serving amount? [1]: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2644288/nutrients https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2644288/nutrients [2]: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/173757/nutrients https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/173757/nutrients
- treis 9mo agoNope, here's the can: https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-garbanzo-beans/0001111010648 https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-garbanzo-beans/0001111010648
- rafram 9mo agoNet weight (3.5 * 130g = 455g) includes the liquid, which you'd normally drain before cooking. The beans themselves are much more nutrient-dense.