Canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), sodium added, drained and rinsed, are a widely used convenience legume. Rinsing removes a significant portion of the added sodium from canning brine. They provide plant protein, fibre, folate, manganese, copper, and iron in a ready-to-use format.
Always rinse canned chickpeas before use; the canning liquid (aquafaba) from no-salt-added versions is better for whipping. Use in salads, curries, or roast for a crunchy snack.
Where Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), canned, sodium added, drained and rinsed Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Glycemic Index & Load
Low GI food — causes a slow, steady rise in blood sugar. Ideal for sustained energy, blood glucose control, and reducing insulin demand.
Glycemic Load (GL = GI × carbs ÷ 100) accounts for portion size. A low GL means this food has minimal real-world blood sugar impact.
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 137 mg | 7% | |
| Phosphorus | 86.5 mg | 12% | |
| Calcium | 40.5 mg | 5% | |
| Magnesium | 28.4 mg | 8% | |
| Iron | 1.04 mg | 7% | |
| Manganese | 0.745 mg | 37% | |
| Zinc | 0.724 mg | 7% | |
| Copper | 0.267 mg | 27% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
How we source and normalise our data →