Also known as: chickpea, garbanzo beans
Latest evidence update: 2025-03-01
Strongest in Consistency (95). Held back by Sample size (42).
Solid mix of RCTs with some methodological gaps.
Some independent replication, statistical precision uneven.
Hundreds of participants; meaningful but not large.
Studies agree on direction of effect.
Evidence base skews older; field may have moved on.
No quantified outcomes yet. Once we have studies with measurable endpoints, you will see per-outcome magnitude here.
Compound-by-compound profile of what's in this food and the evidence behind each.
100g
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Trigonelline, 3-methylhistidine, dimethylglycine, trimethylamine, and lysine demonstrated different excretion patterns among different pulses (white beans, chickpeas, and lentils) over a 48-hour period.
Pinto bean and chickpea flour-enriched extruded snacks led to lower pre-meal blood glucose incremental area under the curve compared with corn control snacks.
In trained cyclists, 14 days of chickpea protein hydrolysate (CPH) supplementation did not alter body composition compared with placebo.
Between-group analysis of change scores showed that CPH significantly reduced lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) compared with placebo (LDH decreased in EXP while slightly increasing in PLA).
Between-group analysis of change scores showed that CPH significantly reduced C-reactive protein (CRP) compared with placebo (CRP decreased in EXP and increased in PLA).