Calories in
chickpea flour (besan)
387 kcal per 100 g Chickpea flour (besan) contains 387 calories per 100 grams, or about 356 calories per cup. Per 100 g it provides 22.4 g protein, 57.8 g carbohydrate and 6.7 g fat.
By calories that splits 61% carbohydrate, 24% protein, 16% fat — dissected below.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 174288·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 381 kcal; USDA publishes 387 kcal — −6 kcal, 1.6% apart. That gap is expected, not an error: USDA derives energy with food-specific factors and, for many items, discounts the fibre that the shorthand still counts at four. The published figure is the better one, so the axis above is scaled to it and the shares are what the shorthand is genuinely good at.
Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 174288—retrieved 2026-07
How this is worked out
- USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
- The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
- The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
- A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
- The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (P, C, F in grams) walk minutes = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)
Calories in a typical serving
Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.
| Serving | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 92.0 g | 356 | 20.6 g | 53.2 g | 6.2 g |
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Full nutrition, per 100 g and per cup
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 387 kcal | 356 kcal |
| Protein | 22.4 g | 20.6 g |
| Total fat | 6.7 g | 6.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 57.8 g | 53.2 g |
| Fibre | 10.8 g | 9.9 g |
| Sugars | 10.9 g | 10.0 g |
| Sodium | 64.0 mg | 58.9 mg |
| Potassium | 846.0 mg | 778.3 mg |
| Calcium | 45.0 mg | 41.4 mg |
| Iron | 4.9 mg | 4.5 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 2.0 µg | 1.8 µg |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Water | 10.3 g | 9.5 g |
A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 174288·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How chickpea flour (besan) compares
Among the 75 legumes and legume products items on this site, chickpea flour (besan) ranks 10 of 75 by calorie density, against a category average of 233 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 66% more calorie-dense than typical for its group.
It carries 5.8 g of protein per 100 calories, a moderate protein contribution.
To burn off one cup (356 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 73 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
A reference table describes the average chickpea flour (besan). Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.
Questions this entry settles
How many calories are in chickpea flour (besan)?
Chickpea flour (besan) contains 387 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 356 calories per cup. It also provides 22.4 g of protein, 57.8 g of carbohydrate and 6.7 g of fat per 100 g.
What is the macro breakdown of chickpea flour (besan)?
By calories, chickpea flour (besan) is roughly 61% carbohydrate, 24% protein and 16% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.
How long does it take to burn off a cup?
About 73 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.
Is this figure exact for the chickpea flour (besan) I bought?
No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.
Neighbouring entries
The 6 foods that sit closest to chickpea flour (besan) on the calorie-density shelf, all within legumes and legume products.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Chickpea flour (besan)". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.
