88 cal Chickpea Snacks. Too good to be true?

Artemisa · May 30, 2017

I picked up some of these Dry Roasted White Chickpeas in Holland & Barrett the other day as they were half price and claimed to be only 88 cals per pack.

They're small chickpea balls with seasoning and they are seriously delicious and super filling, you get loads in a pack and they make a great snack. (I actually regretted eating them though since it meant I still wasn't hungry at dinner time but had a meal planned out, even though I only had about half the packet)

The packet claims it's only 88 calories for the whole thing but I noticed when I checked them out online, a lot of people were questioning the calorie counts on the packet. I've always just trusted the calorie amounts of packaged foods but in this case it does seem almost too good to be true?

The same company also sell a similar snack bag which has Dry Roasted Yellow Chickpeas, but the calories amount for them are way higher than the one's I found in Holland & Barrett despite being half the portion size.

I haven't tried the second one and I don't know much about the difference between white and yellow chickpeas (I didn't even know there were varieties tbh) but I don't understand how they can be so different in calorie content?

Do you guys think the first one might have incorrect calorie amounts?

315329 · May 30, 2017

it would be helpful if you could include an image of the nutritional info on the back. Chickpeas have around 270 calories per cup so this would only be possible if there was only about 1/3 a cup in the bag, or if the chickpeas were altered in someway.

Post an image and I can tell you if the calorie count is correct, but bare in mind it's pretty hard to sneak something past fda regulations

sixdollardress · May 31, 2017

yelloweyes said:
it would be helpful if you could include an image of the nutritional info on the back. Chickpeas have around 270 calories per cup so this would only be possible if there was only about 1/3 a cup in the bag, or if the chickpeas were altered in someway.

Post an image and I can tell you if the calorie count is correct, but bare in mind it's pretty hard to sneak something past fda regulations

The link OP posted says that each bag is 65g, which is half a cup. I wonder if they have altered them in some way. :huh:

315329 · May 31, 2017

OP, are you sure the whole bag is one serving?

Artemisa · May 31, 2017

Here is a picture of the nutritional information on the back of the packet, it's the same as what's listed in the first website I linked:

The whole bag is apparently 65g worth and it says on it "Only 88 calories per pack"

I weighed them out and there was actually 57g in the pack (bit cheeky) but they aren't trying to pretend 65g is a serving portion rather than the whole pack:

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sallyanax · Jun 1, 2017

Recipe hack:
Take Cheap supermarket own brand chickpeas tin (20-60p) drained and rinsed In cold water then dry on napkin/towel and spray with 1 cal spray.
Toss with seasoning of choice or none then roast in oven for 30-45 mins (or until crispy texture of preference).
Voilà! Cheap, low cal/fat/sodium crispy chickpeas! (usually less than 50 cals per 100g dependant on brands)

For extra indulgence try tossing in low cal Margerine or spread of choice.
Honey or peanut butter work well too.basically pick your macro preference.

88 cal Chickpea Snacks. Too good to be true?

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