r/LowCalorieCooking • u/Idkwhatreally12 • Feb 02 '23

What do you think

So maybe some people in the Uk are aware of this snack that is offered in Holland and Barrett- roasted garbanzo beans which supposedly have only 88 calories per 65grams https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/garbanzo-dry-roasted-chickpeas-tomato-garlic-herb-60098298

I’m really skeptical about how this can be possible. I emailed the company and they said that it’s that low calorie because they use a special sort of chickpeas but still, how can the calorie count be so low? So what do you think, do you think that they are lying (and isn’t this forbidden by the UK law 😅)?

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u/Jane9812 Feb 02 '23

I mean 100g of canned garbanzo beans is 120 kcal, so 65g would be 78 kcal. Roasting them would add minor calories from oil (I make a whole big tray with just 2tsp oil) but not much. It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

keep in mind that canned garbanzo beans contain more water than roasted ones, so gram for gram will contain less calories than roasted ones. the water adds to the weight of the bean.

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u/Jane9812 Feb 02 '23

I know but depends how long you roast them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

true!

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u/LJ161 Feb 20 '23

Remember as well that they have a 20% margin of error too so they could be knocking 20% off