Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Chickpeas

10 of the top 10 chickpeas products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The chickpeas with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 301 chickpeas with complete data.

  1. 1 Chickpeas in water

    Chickpeas in water

    Sainsbury's
    a NOVA 1 113 kcal 0.4 g sugar 6.6 g protein 2.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Bio Pois chiches

    Bio Pois chiches

    Golden Sun · 500g
    a NOVA 1 339 kcal 2.7 g sugar 19.3 g protein 6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Kichererbsen

    Kichererbsen

    King's Crown · 265g
    a NOVA 1 127 kcal 0.6 g sugar 7.3 g protein 2.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 CHICKPEAS in water

    CHICKPEAS in water

    Four Seasons · 265g
    a NOVA 1 119 kcal 0.6 g sugar 6.6 g protein 2.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Pois chiches

    Pois chiches

    Freshona · 3 x 200 g
    a NOVA 1 128 kcal 0.4 g sugar 7.2 g protein 2.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Ceci

    Ceci

    Campo Largo · 500 g
    a NOVA 1 338 kcal 2.4 g sugar 19.8 g protein 6.1 g fat

    Also: No additives

  7. 7 Pois Chiches Bio

    Pois Chiches Bio

    Ethiquable · 500 g
    a NOVA 1 343 kcal 2.5 g sugar 20.6 g protein 5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Garbanzo lechoso

    Garbanzo lechoso

    Hacendado · 1 kg
    a NOVA 1 348 kcal 6 g sugar 18.6 g protein 6.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Pois chiches

    Pois chiches

    Carrefour BIO · 500 g
    a NOVA 1 360 kcal 4.7 g sugar 19 g protein 6.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Ceci biologici

    Ceci biologici

    Coop · 400g
    a NOVA 1 355 kcal 3.7 g sugar 21 g protein 6.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

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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