Cooked lentils vs Cooked chickpeas: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Cooked lentils has 115 kcal and Cooked chickpeas has 163 kcal, so Cooked lentils has 29% fewer calories.
Cooked chickpeas has more fat (2.57 g vs 0.38 g). Cooked chickpeas has more carbohydrates (27.3 g vs 20 g). Relative to calories, Cooked lentils is the better protein source (7.81 g vs 5.4 g of protein per 100 kcal).


Nutrition Facts
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Cooked Lentils vs Cooked Chickpeas 100g Compare
| per 100g | Cooked lentils | Cooked chickpeas |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 115 | 163 |
| Carbohydrates | 20.03 g | 27.25 g |
| Fat | 0.38 g | 2.57 g |
| Dietary fiber | 7.9 g | 7.6 g |
| Protein | 8.98 g | 8.81 g |
| Water | 69.29 g | 59.85 g |
| Calcium | 19 mg | 49 mg |
| Iron | 3.32 mg | 2.87 mg |
| Magnessium | 36 mg | 48 mg |
| Potassium | 367 mg | 289 mg |
| Sodium | 197 mg | 242 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.168 mg | 0.115 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.073 mg | 0.063 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 1.055 mg | 0.523 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.177 mg | 0.138 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.18 µg | 0.171 µg |
| Vitaminium C | 1.5 mg | 1.3 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.11 mg | 0.35 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.002 µg | 0.004 µg |
Less Calories in Cooked lentils
At first glance, you can see that in cooked lentils is less calories than in cooked chickpeas.
Cooked lentils has 115 kcal per 100g and cooked chickpeas 163 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 42%.
In cooked lentils and in cooked chickpeas most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare cooked lentils with cooked chickpeas in details.
Cooked lentils 100g
115kcalCalories source
- 67% CARBS.
- 30% PROTEIN
- 3% FAT
Cooked chickpeas 100g
163kcalCalories source
- 65% CARBS
- 21% PROTEIN
- 14% FAT
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About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.