How Much Protein Is in Tinned chickpeas — and What It Costs in Ireland

Tinned chickpeas at a glance

There's around 7g of protein per 100g of tinned chickpeas (drained weight), so a typical 120g serving gives you roughly 8.4g. At its cheapest that works out at 37.3g of protein per euro (Tesco), which makes tinned chickpeas the #4 best-value of the 12 staples we track across Irish supermarkets. See the full protein-per-euro ranking.

Full nutrition, per 100 calories

Tinned chickpeas carries roughly 120 kcal per 100g (about 144 kcal in a 120g serving). The most useful way to judge a food for fat loss isn't per 100g — it's what you get for every 100 calories you eat. Here's how tinned chickpeas stacks up per 100 calories:

The higher the protein figure here, the more filling tinned chickpeas is for the calories — which is exactly what you want when you're eating in a deficit. A high protein-per-calorie food keeps you full on fewer calories.

Source values per 100g: 120 kcal · 7g protein · 14g carbs · 2.5g fat. Standard reference nutrition figures for tinned chickpeas (drained weight).

Price across Irish supermarkets

Prices checked Jul 2026, RoI. Prices are indicative own-brand figures and vary by store, pack size and season — a starting point, not a live quote.

How much to hit your protein target

At 8.4g of protein per 120g serving, hitting a 150g daily protein target from tinned chickpeas alone would take about 17.9 servings (roughly €4.02 at Tesco prices). In practice you'd spread that across two or three protein sources — use the macro calculator to set your own number first.

2 cheap high-protein recipe ideas

• Roast a drained tin with spices for a crunchy, high-fibre snack.
• Blend into homemade hummus, or toss through a tuna-and-chickpea salad.

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