Chickpea Puffs

Name: Chickpea Puffs
Brand: HIPPEAS

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−66

arsenic−49

cadmium−17

Ingredients

−85

sunflower oil−45

maltodextrin−11

yeast extract−10

natural flavoring−10

rice flour−3

2 smaller deductions−6

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+61

Minimum score+61

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic97 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 9.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Hippeas Chickpea puffs vegan white cheddar

Cadmium14 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Hippeas Chickpea puffs vegan white cheddar

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Hippeas Chickpea puffs vegan white cheddar

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Hippeas Chickpea puffs vegan white cheddar

Ingredients · 13

GoodCautionAvoid

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	464.29 kcal	—
Fat	21.43 g	—
Saturated fat	1.79 g	—
Carbohydrates	64.29 g	—
Sugars	3.57 g	—
Fiber	7.14 g	—
Protein	10.71 g	—
Sodium	0.96 g	—

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Common questions

Is HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs healthy?

HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs?

HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs lists 13 ingredients, starting with Chickpea Flour, Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil, Yellow Pea and Maltodextrin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs?

464 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs contain seed oils?

Yes. HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs lists Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs?

HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs compare to other chips & crisps?

At 0/100 HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs scores worse than most chips & crisps we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chips & crisps is Late July Thin & Crispy Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips at 95/100.

Is HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs organic?

HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs is not certified organic in our data.

Has HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Baked chickpea puffs: chickpea flour, rice flour, sunflower oil, yellow pea flour; savory seasonings; no cocoa or cinnamon) with the other products in its family, HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs contain heavy metals?

HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 97 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Hippeas Chickpea puffs vegan white cheddar and cadmium at 14 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Hippeas Chickpea puffs vegan white cheddar. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.