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Chickpea flour (besan) vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chickpea flour (besan) and soybean meal?

  • Chickpea flour (besan) is richer in folate, while soybean meal is higher in copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, zinc, and calcium.
  • Soybean meal's daily need coverage for copper is 121% higher.

We used Chickpea flour (besan) and Soy meal, defatted, raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 119% 14% 75% 182% 304% 77% 136% 8.3% 209% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +151.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +442.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +194.3%
Contains more IronIron +181.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.5%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 17% 0% 122% 24% 33% 36% 114% 0% 23% 328% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpea flour (besan) Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.912mg 2mg 121%
Iron 4.86mg 13.7mg 111%
Manganese 1.6mg 3.8mg 96%
Phosphorus 318mg 701mg 55%
Protein 22.39g 49.2g 54%
Potassium 846mg 2490mg 48%
Fiber 10.8g 43%
Folate 437µg 303µg 34%
Magnesium 166mg 306mg 33%
Vitamin B5 0.606mg 1.976mg 27%
Zinc 2.81mg 5.06mg 20%
Calcium 45mg 244mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.486mg 0.691mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.983g 1.045g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.251mg 11%
Selenium 8.3µg 3.3µg 9%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 8%
Carbs 57.82g 35.89g 7%
Fats 6.69g 2.39g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.492mg 0.569mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.762mg 2.587mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.504g 0.409g 3%
Calories 387kcal 337kcal 3%
Sodium 64mg 3mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.693g 0.268g 2%
Net carbs 47.02g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 10.85g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 7% 58% 10% 3%
Protein: 22.39 g
Fats: 6.69 g
Carbs: 57.82 g
Water: 10.28 g
Other: 2.82 g
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +179.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.1%
Contains more WaterWater +48.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.7%
Contains more OtherOther +97.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.693 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.504 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.983 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +267.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +185.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chickpea flour (besan) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174288/nutrients
  2. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.