White Chana Calories, Protein per 100 g: Raw, Boiled
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Short answer: per 100 g, USDA FoodData Central gives raw white chana (chickpeas, 173756) 378 kcal and 20.47 g of protein, and boiled chickpeas (173757) 164 kcal and 8.86 g. By our weight, a 150 g boiled katori carries about 246 kcal and 13.3 g of protein.
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Searches for white chana ask for calories and protein per 100 g, raw and boiled, and per 50 g. White chana is the chickpea sold as chole or kabuli chana. IFCT 2017 Table 1 has no separate row for it, so this guide uses two USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy records, raw and boiled, each labelled for what it is: chickpeas (garbanzo beans, Bengal gram) in general. Neither record is a soaked or canned figure.
White chana per 100 g, raw (USDA 173756)
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 173756, chickpeas (garbanzo beans, Bengal gram), mature seeds, raw, read on 4 Nov 2026 and shown as printed. Energy is USDA's calculated kcal.
| Chickpeas, raw (USDA 173756) | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 378 kcal (1581 kJ) |
| Protein | 20.47 g |
| Fat | 6.04 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 62.95 g |
| Total dietary fibre | 12.2 g |
| Water | 7.68 g |
White chana per 100 g, boiled (USDA 173757)
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 173757, chickpeas (garbanzo beans, Bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, read on 4 Nov 2026. Boiled chickpeas hold much more water than raw ones (60.21 g against 7.68 g per 100 g), so the raw and boiled tables are two forms, not a before-and-after of the same weight.
| Chickpeas, boiled, without salt (USDA 173757) | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 164 kcal |
| Protein | 8.86 g |
| Fat | 2.59 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 27.42 g |
| Total dietary fibre | 7.6 g |
| Water | 60.21 g |
What 50 g raw or a katori of boiled white chana carries
The weights below are ours (an assumption, not a source figure); change the weight and the numbers scale in proportion. Energy and grams = per 100 g x grams / 100, rounded as shown. Do not add a raw figure to a boiled figure: each row uses its own record.
| Serving (weight is ours) | USDA record | Energy | Protein | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 g raw white chana | 173756 | 189 kcal | 10.2 g | 6.1 g |
| 100 g boiled chickpeas | 173757 | 164 kcal | 8.9 g | 7.6 g |
| 150 g boiled chickpeas (one katori) | 173757 | 246 kcal | 13.3 g | 11.4 g |
Why this differs from the IFCT kala chana row
IFCT 2017 Table 1 lists one whole Bengal gram row, kala chana (B002): 287 kcal and 18.77 g of protein per 100 g dry, against 378 kcal and 20.47 g for USDA's raw chickpeas. The two come from different sources, different chickpeas and different carbohydrate conventions (IFCT's carbohydrate column leaves dietary fibre out and lists it separately), so we show each as printed and do not convert between them. Pick one source for a comparison and stay with it.
For the other raw pulses on the same USDA basis see calories in raw rajma, masoor, moong and chana; for canned and frozen chickpeas see calories in canned and frozen chickpeas; for chana in a dish see chole bhature calories and the worked chana masala guide.
What this guide leaves out
There is no soaked or sprouted white chana row in the sources used, so we give none; for sprouts see protein in sprouts per 100 g. White chana chaat, sabji and salan add oil, onion, tomato, curd and spices that these records do not include, so we give no dish figure here.
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How many calories are in 100 g of white chana?
Raw, USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 173756 (chickpeas, raw) gives 378 kcal per 100 g. Boiled, USDA 173757 (chickpeas, boiled, without salt) gives 164 kcal per 100 g, because boiled chickpeas hold 60.21 g of water against 7.68 g raw. The two are different forms of the pulse. This is general information, not medical advice.
How much protein is in 100 g of white chana?
USDA 173756 gives 20.47 g of protein per 100 g raw and USDA 173757 gives 8.86 g per 100 g boiled. IFCT 2017 has no separate white chana row; its kala chana row (B002) gives 18.77 g per 100 g dry, a different source and chickpea. This is general information, not medical advice.
How many calories and how much protein are in 50 g of white chana?
By our weight of 50 g raw, using USDA 173756: 378 kcal per 100 g x 50 / 100 is about 189 kcal, and 20.47 g x 50 / 100 is about 10.2 g of protein. For 50 g of boiled chickpeas, USDA 173757 gives about 82 kcal and 4.4 g of protein. This is general information, not medical advice.
How many calories are in a katori of boiled white chana?
By our weight of 150 g boiled, using USDA 173757: 164 kcal per 100 g x 150 / 100 is 246 kcal, with about 13.3 g of protein and 11.4 g of fibre. A katori of chana sabji or chaat adds oil and other ingredients that this record does not include. This is general information, not medical advice.
Is white chana the same as kala chana in the tables?
No. IFCT 2017 lists kala chana (Bengal gram, whole, B002) at 287 kcal and 18.77 g of protein per 100 g dry and has no white chana row. USDA's chickpea records (173756 raw, 173757 boiled) are for chickpeas in general. The sources differ, so we do not convert between them. This is general information, not medical advice.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, per 100 g, opened 4 Nov 2026: FDC 173756 (Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw): energy 378 kcal (1581 kJ), protein 20.47 g, fat 6.04 g, carbohydrate by difference 62.95 g, total dietary fibre 12.2 g, water 7.68 g; FDC 173757 (Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt): energy 164 kcal, protein 8.86 g, fat 2.59 g, carbohydrate by difference 27.42 g, total dietary fibre 7.6 g, water 60.21 g.
- ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), Table 1 (Proximate Principles and Dietary Fibre), row B002 Bengal gram, whole (kala chana), PDF page 42, used only for the comparison paragraph: energy 1201 kJ (divided by 4.184) and protein 18.77 g per 100 g.
The serving weights (50 g raw, 100 g and 150 g boiled) and the sentences comparing the sources are NYUS's own assumptions or arithmetic, not from a study. The USDA records are for chickpeas in general, not specifically the white (kabuli) variety.