Legume
Paste
Chickpea paste is cooked chickpeas blended smooth— the base of hummus when tahini, lemon, and garlic are added, or a plain puree for soups and vegan sauces. Dried chickpeas cooked from scratch usually taste better than plain canned for fine paste, though canned are convenient. Blend while warm with cooking liquid for silkiness; peel skins for the smoothest restaurant texture if desired. Season assertively. Refrigerate and use within days, or freeze.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.79 g
- Saturated Fat 0.21 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 10 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
- Total Carbohydrate 18.9 g
- Dietary Fibre 5.64 g
- Total Sugars 1.99 g
- Complex / starch 11.4 g
- Protein 8.92 g
- Water 65.5 g
- Energy 115 kcal
- Water 65.5 g
- Carbohydrates 18.9 g
- Protein 8.92 g
- Fat 0.79 g
- Saturated Fat 0.21 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
- Omega-3 0.03 g
- Vitamins 174 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.28 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.42 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 4.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 141 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.58 mg
- Vitamin K 9.2 µg
- Minerals 324 mg
- Major Minerals 322 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.02 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.22 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.28 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.42 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 4.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 140.9 · vitamin-e: 0.58 · vitamin-k: 9.2 ·
Minerals
Paste of Chickpea: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Ground chickpeas featured in Near Eastern cookery long before modern hummus branding.
Levantine pureed chickpea dips became ancestral forms of hummus.
Global hummus demand made chickpea paste a industrial and home staple.