Hummus Protein?!
Does anyone out there know about this?
Answers: Can hummus not have any protein? I always thought it had to contain protein, however the Basha Original hummus from Costco indicates 0 grams of protein per serving.
Does anyone out there know about this?
Well, how big is the serving and what are the significant figures? A bit of math here (sorry). Many of the commercial spread/dip brands use only one significant figure to save space, which means they round it off to the nearest whole number. This means that the hummus could contain as much as 0.49 g protein per serving, but it would be rounded to zero.
Besides, though chickpeas are fairly high in protein, they are not as high as other legumes, like peanuts, soybeans or kidney beans. Garlic and olive oil can reduce the protein content further.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cg...
According to the USDA website, it has almost 8g per 100g serving.
Hummus is traditionally made from chick peas (garbanzos) so it is high protein.
I don't why the "Basha Original Hummus" would have that on the label unless it's made from something other than chick peas.
Hummus is made from chick peas.garbanzos with as far as I can tell have 7 g of protein per serving.
So maybe Costco hummus is made from unknown ingredients?
It might just be a very small serving size. The kind I buy is only a tablespoon per serving, and has something like 1 or 2 grams of protein per serving.
It might also have other flavouring agents that act like filler - for instance, red pepper hummus has less protein than plain.
Also, I found Basha's original hummus on the Daily Plate, and it lists the protein as 3 grams per 1 oz. serving.
http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-c...
Hummus contains large amounts of the nutrients iron, vitamin C, and is a good source of protein and dietary fiber thanks to its primary ingredient. Depending on the recipe, it contains varying amounts of monounsaturated fat.[2]
Hummus is especially suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets. When eaten with pita bread, the combination provides all essential amino acids for humans.[3]