Organic Chickpeas

Name: Organic Chickpeas
Brand: Jovial

100Clean

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

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

LeadNDof 5 ppb

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

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Jovial Organic Chickpeas healthy?

Jovial Organic Chickpeas scores 100/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. 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 Jovial Organic Chickpeas?

Jovial Organic Chickpeas lists 3 ingredients, starting with Organic Chickpeas, Water and Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Jovial Organic Chickpeas contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Jovial Organic Chickpeas’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Jovial Organic Chickpeas?

Jovial Organic Chickpeas is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Jovial Organic Chickpeas compare to other canned goods?

At 100/100 Jovial Organic Chickpeas sits in our top band, among the better canned goods we have scored.

Is Jovial Organic Chickpeas organic?

Yes. Jovial Organic Chickpeas carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Jovial Organic Chickpeas been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Jovial Organic Chickpeas have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Jovial Organic Chickpeas contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested Jovial Organic Chickpeas for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit.

Full methodology: how we score products.