Gram flour

Gram flour
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	1,619 kJ (387 kcal)
Carbohydrates	57 g
Sugars	10 g
Dietary fiber	10 g
Fat	6 g
Protein	22 g
Vitamins	Quantity %DV†
Niacin (B3)	6% 1 mg
Folate (B9)	109% 437 μg
Minerals	Quantity %DV†
Calcium	3% 45 mg
Iron	22% 4 mg
Magnesium	40% 166 mg
Phosphorus	25% 318 mg
Potassium	28% 846 mg
Selenium	15% 8 μg
Sodium	3% 64 mg
Zinc	18% 2 mg
Other constituents	Quantity
Water	10 g
	†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.

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Besan or gram flour is a pulse flour made from chana dal or chickpea flour (split Bengal gram) or brown/kaala chana, a chickpea. It is a staple ingredient in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, including Indian, Bangladeshi, Burmese, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and Caribbean cuisines.

^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)

Energy	1,619 kJ (387 kcal)

Carbohydrates	57 g
Sugars	10 g
Dietary fiber	10 g


Fat	6 g


Protein	22 g


Vitamins	Quantity %DV^†
Niacin (B3)	6% 1 mg
Folate (B9)	109% 437 μg


Minerals	Quantity %DV^†
Calcium	3% 45 mg
Iron	22% 4 mg
Magnesium	40% 166 mg
Phosphorus	25% 318 mg
Potassium	28% 846 mg
Selenium	15% 8 μg
Sodium	3% 64 mg
Zinc	18% 2 mg


Other constituents	Quantity
Water	10 g

^†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,^[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.^[2]