Fortune · Kitchen staple
Besan (Gram Flour)
Fine. Does the job, no medals.
C64/100
they shout
“22 g protein per 100 g”
what’s true
22 g protein, 23% of calories. Grade C.
protein / 100 g
22 g
23% of calories
How it scored 64/100
DENSITY23% of calories are protein4.9/25
QUALITYamino score 0.78, Decent15.6/20
DOSEfor 2 chilla (40 g) = 8.8 g5.3/15
VALUE₹14 per usable 20 g18/20
CLEANno added sugar20/20
The deeper science
leucine / serving
0.6 g
below the 2.7 g trigger
planet / 20 g usable
96 g CO₂
Light on the planet · 723 L water
What’s actually in it
first on the label · Gram flour (chana dal, 100%), full list read.
✓clean short listAn ingredient list you can read aloud without pausing. Rarer than it should be.
FSSAI: 22 g/100 g · 5.7 g/100 kcal, may legally print “HIGH PROTEIN” via the per-100 g + per-100 kcal route.
Better kitchen staple, same shelf
Graded by math, not brands. Macros are label/brand-listed (June 2026); not medical advice. ~ some side-macros estimated.