If you want to limit added salt during your stay, choose a tin clearly labelled ‘no added salt’, then compare the salt content per 100 g. d’aucy lists 0.01 g per 100 g drained for its Organic Chickpeas No Added Salt Bio Engagé product. Ready-to-cook chickpeas are another option if speed is your priority, but convenience doesn’t tell you how much salt they contain: Bonduelle’s ‘cooked in very little juice’ variety contains salt.
You want to season your food yourself in your holiday rental kitchen. To compare tins, check the value listed for each one: d’aucy states 0.01 g of salt per 100 g drained for its Organic Chickpeas No Added Salt Bio Engagé 340 g.
You’re planning a salad or a hot dish without spending time soaking and cooking dried chickpeas. Bonduelle’s ‘cooked in very little juice’ chickpeas are ready to cook with, but their ingredients include salt.
You want to buy an amount that suits the meals you have planned, without confusing a tin’s total weight with the quantity of drained chickpeas. The drained net weight and nutritional information help you compare packs.
When choosing tinned chickpeas for a holiday rental, first check the salt content if that’s your priority. Then consider how much preparation is needed and whether the drained quantity will be enough for your planned meals.
| Criteria | What to check | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| Salt content | The ‘no added salt’ label, the ingredients list and the salt content per 100 g on the tin you’re considering. | I want to season my dishes to taste without starting with a tin that contains added salt. Around 50% of consumers would make salt content their top priority. |
| Preparation | Whether the chickpeas are ready to cook with and how you plan to use them, hot or cold. | If I have little time or equipment in my holiday rental, I prefer a product I can use as soon as I open it. Ease of preparation would be the priority for around 30% of consumers. |
| How much to buy | The drained net weight and the quantity needed for the meals planned during your stay. | For a few meals, I look for a pack size I can use up. Choosing the right quantity would be the main concern for around 20% of consumers. |
This phrase describes how the chickpeas are packed, not their salt content. The ingredients list for Bonduelle’s ‘cooked in very little juice’ chickpeas includes salt.
Compare the salt content per 100 g and the ingredients for the specific product you’re thinking of buying.
When planning what to cook, the quantity of chickpeas once drained matters more than the weight including the liquid.
Check the drained net weight and compare it with the number of meals you have planned for your stay.
A tin that already contains salt will affect how your dish tastes, especially if the recipe includes other salty ingredients.
Taste your dish before adding salt. Herbs, spices or lemon can also bring out the flavour.
The Organic Chickpeas No Added Salt Bio Engagé 340 g product is clearly labelled ‘no added salt’, making it a useful option to consider.
Prosain offers an organic chickpea product labelled ‘no added salt’ that’s ready to use.
The ‘cooked in very little juice’ product is handy when you need to prepare a meal quickly, but that alone doesn’t mean it’s low in salt.
Compare the salt content per 100 g in the nutritional information for both products. Also check the ‘no added salt’ label and the ingredients list for each product, rather than relying on the range name alone.
No. ‘Very little juice’ describes how the chickpeas are packed, not their salt content. Bonduelle’s product with this description contains salt among its ingredients, so check its nutritional information before choosing it for this reason.
No, taste your dish first. Manger Bouger advises against automatically adding more salt to tinned foods, and suggests using herbs and spices to add flavour.
If the chickpeas are packed in liquid, check the drained net weight to help you work out how much to cook. The Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control states that, in this case, the drained net weight must be shown on prepacked food sold in France.