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Chickpea flour
A kind of flour · also called Gram flour, Besan, Garbanzo bean flour, Garbanzo flour
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Chickpea flour is a light pulse flour that weighs about 4.2 ounces (118 g) per cup.
With a typical bulk density of about 4.2 ounces per cup (0.5 g/mL), chickpea flour is relatively light and fluffy. A standard 1-pound (454 g) bag takes up nearly 4 cups (0.9 L) of volume. It occupies slightly more space than an equal weight of packed wheat flour and much more room than granulated sugar.
From Wikipedia
Chickpea flour, common varieties include besan or gram flour, is a pulse flour made from chana dal or chickpea flour or brown/kaala chana, a chickpea. It is a staple ingredient in cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, including Indian, Bangladeshi, Burmese, Nepali, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan cuisines.
Read more on Wikipedia →Text from Wikipedia’s “Gram flour” article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Questions people ask
- How much does a cup of chickpea flour weigh?
- One US cup of chickpea flour weighs about 4.2 ounces (118 g). This gives it a weight and volume very similar to sifted all-purpose wheat flour.
One cup weighs
4.17 oz (118 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.261 oz (7.39 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.087 oz (2.46 g)
- Density
- 0.5 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of chickpea flour weighs about 4.2 ounces (118 g). This gives it a weight and volume very similar to sifted all-purpose wheat flour.
Typical figures, the same ones every comparison on the site uses; real ones vary.
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