Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Chickpeas

Chickpeas: typically 7.7 g of protein per 100 g (median of 688 products). The chickpeas with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 644 chickpeas with complete data.

  1. 1 Pois chiches grillés

    Pois chiches grillés

    Grau
    b 359 kcal 3.6 g sugar 26 g protein 5.3 g fat
  2. 2 Ceci secchi

    Ceci secchi

    · 100g
    b NOVA 1 359 kcal 3.6 g sugar 25 g protein 5.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Garbanzo

    Garbanzo

    a 310 kcal 1.3 g sugar 24.8 g protein 1.2 g fat
  4. 4 Garbanzos Altollano

    Garbanzos Altollano

    361 kcal 29 g sugar 24.8 g protein 5.5 g fat
  5. 5 El Maragato legumbres de León

    El Maragato legumbres de León

    El Maragato · 1kg
    a 272 kcal 1.3 g sugar 24.8 g protein 1.2 g fat
  6. 6 Gelbe Kichererbsen

    Gelbe Kichererbsen

    Meray · 250g
    b 411 kcal 4.4 g sugar 24.2 g protein 3.8 g fat
  7. 7 Pois Chiches en seulement 30’

    Pois Chiches en seulement 30’

    Vivien Paille · 500 g
    a NOVA 1 348 kcal 2.8 g sugar 24 g protein 4.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Brown Chickpeas

    Brown Chickpeas

    TRS · 1 kg
    a 311 kcal 14 g sugar 24 g protein 1.6 g fat
  9. 9 Pois chiche

    Pois chiche

    377 kcal 11 g sugar 24 g protein 6 g fat
  10. 10 Gelbe Kichererbsen

    Gelbe Kichererbsen

    Kerem · 225g
    d 398 kcal 4.6 g sugar 23.5 g protein 6.1 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published chickpeas on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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