Is Chickpea Bread Healthy? The Nutrition Facts About This Grain-Free Bread
Amy Gorin, MS, RDN
What is chickpea bread?
Have you heard about chickpea bread? It's a grain-free, lower-carb bread—and it's delicious.
If you haven't noticed, the interest in and market for chickpeas, also know as garbanzo beans, is booming. It reached a volume of 12.7 million tons in 2019 and is expected to grow over the next five years, according to a report by market research company IMARC. (Chickpea pasta is also part of this trend that has been touted as a healthy dish.)
"Chickpea bread is dense and almost has a cornbread-like consistency," notes Sarah Koszyk, a registered dietitian nutritionist and author of