First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Almond milk | Chickpeas |
Nutrient | almond milk | chickpeas |
Protein | 5g | 11g |
Carbohydrate | 10g | 33g |
Fiber | 5g | 10g |
Fat | 15g | 3g |
Monounsat. Fat | 9g | 3g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 4g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | almond milk | chickpeas |
Choline | 0% | 12% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 3% |
Vitamin E | 417% | 4% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 6% |
Almond milk have significantly more Vitamins E than chickpeas. Chickpeas have significantly more Vitamins K than almond milk. Almond milk are a good source of Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron. Almond milk are an excellent source of Vitamin E, Calcium. Chickpeas are a good source of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chickpeas are a great source of Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | almond milk | chickpeas |
Vitamin B1 | 0% | 26% |
Vitamin B2 | 0% | 11% |
Vitamin B3 | 0% | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0% | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0% | 27% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | almond milk | chickpeas |
Sodium | 60% | 1% |
Potasium | 27% | 14% |
Calcium | 200% | 12% |
Magnesium | 23% | 18% |
Phosphorus | 34% | 35% |
Iron | 38% | 57% |
Manganese | 0% | 53% |
Selenium | 0% | 10% |
Copper | 0% | 47% |
Zinc | 0% | 20% |