Cooked chickpeas are 164 calories per 100g, with 9g of protein and 7g of fiber per cup. They're a meal-prep favorite because of the staying power — fiber + protein keeps you full long after a regular carb side. Hummus is mostly chickpeas plus oil and tahini.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical chickpeas serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — chickpeas sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How chickpeas stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at chickpeas and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreChickpeas has approximately 164 calories per 100g (cooked). A typical serving — 1 cup, cooked (164g) — comes in at 269 calories.
8.9g of protein per 100g (cooked). That puts chickpeas at roughly 5.4g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other legumes sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Chickpeas sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.