Canned garbanzo beans
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:03 pm
Hi Jeff,
While going thru my pantry, I came across 2 different brands of garbanzo beans. The calorie counts made me scratch my head in wonderment and I couldn't figure out why there's so much of a difference between the two. So I thought to turn to the expert
Here's the info on the labels:
#1
S&W -
Serving size: 1/2 cup (130g)
Servings per container about 3-1/2
Amount per serving:
Calories 80 / Calories from fat 15
Total Fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 460mg (yikes!)
Total Carbohydrate 18g
Dietary Fiber 7g
Sugars 2g
Protein 6g
Ingredients: prepared garbanzo beans, water, salt, sugar, disodium edta, calcium chloride, sodium sulfite added to promote color retention.
#2
Ziyad -
Serving size: 1/2 cup (130g)
Servings per container about 3-1/2
Amount per serving:
Calories 120 / Calories from fat 20
Total Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 440mg (yikes again!)
Total Carbohydrate 20g
Dietary Fiber 6g
Sugars 4g
Protein 6g
Ingredients: water, garbanzo beans, salt, disodium edta, calcium chloride, trace of sodium sulfite (for color retention).
I couldn't tell why the 2nd brand was 50% higher in calories so I thought I'd look up canned garbanzo beans using the Cron-o-meter. To add to my confusion, the same 130 g serving size yielded 155 calories.
I've been using these either in salads or as a snack item (after rinsing them as much as possible). And I sometimes will go thru a full can in the course of a day. But there's a big difference between 280 cals, 420 cals, and 542 cals. Hope you can shed some light.
Thanks!
Zena
While going thru my pantry, I came across 2 different brands of garbanzo beans. The calorie counts made me scratch my head in wonderment and I couldn't figure out why there's so much of a difference between the two. So I thought to turn to the expert
Here's the info on the labels:
#1
S&W -
Serving size: 1/2 cup (130g)
Servings per container about 3-1/2
Amount per serving:
Calories 80 / Calories from fat 15
Total Fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 460mg (yikes!)
Total Carbohydrate 18g
Dietary Fiber 7g
Sugars 2g
Protein 6g
Ingredients: prepared garbanzo beans, water, salt, sugar, disodium edta, calcium chloride, sodium sulfite added to promote color retention.
#2
Ziyad -
Serving size: 1/2 cup (130g)
Servings per container about 3-1/2
Amount per serving:
Calories 120 / Calories from fat 20
Total Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 440mg (yikes again!)
Total Carbohydrate 20g
Dietary Fiber 6g
Sugars 4g
Protein 6g
Ingredients: water, garbanzo beans, salt, disodium edta, calcium chloride, trace of sodium sulfite (for color retention).
I couldn't tell why the 2nd brand was 50% higher in calories so I thought I'd look up canned garbanzo beans using the Cron-o-meter. To add to my confusion, the same 130 g serving size yielded 155 calories.
I've been using these either in salads or as a snack item (after rinsing them as much as possible). And I sometimes will go thru a full can in the course of a day. But there's a big difference between 280 cals, 420 cals, and 542 cals. Hope you can shed some light.
Thanks!
Zena