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The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, chhola, chhana, chana, or channa, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea.
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Amount Per 1 tbsp (12.5 g) | |
Calories 46 | |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 0.8 g | 1% |
Saturated fat 0.1 g | 0% |
Cholesterol 0 mg | 0% |
Sodium 3 mg | 0% |
Potassium 109 mg | 3% |
Total Carbohydrate 8 g | 2% |
Dietary fiber 2.2 g | 8% |
Sugar 1.3 g | |
Protein 2.4 g | 4% |
Caffeine 0 mg | |
Vitamin C | 0% |
Calcium | 1% |
Iron | 4% |
Vitamin D | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 5% |
Cobalamin | 0% |
Magnesium | 3% |