How many calories in hummus
Two tablespoons of hummus have 80 kcal, mostly from the tahini and the oil.
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To burn it off
Hummus is chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon and garlic. The chickpeas bring protein and fibre, the tahini and oil bring most of the calories.
Two tablespoons is 80 kcal, which is a proper dollop on a plate. A whole tub is 530, and with a bag of pitta on the sofa a tub disappears faster than anyone admits.
It's not the hummus that runs away with the numbers, it's the dipping. Crisps and pitta add up, carrot sticks barely register.
Tips
- 1Spoon some into a bowl instead of eating straight from the tub.
- 2Dip with carrot, cucumber and pepper sticks alongside the pitta.
- 3Use it in a wrap instead of mayo, you get the creamy bit with more protein.
Where it comes from
Hummus simply means chickpea in Arabic, short for hummus bi tahina, chickpeas with tahini. The oldest known recipe for something close to it is in a 13th century Cairo cookbook, but it had no tahini or garlic. Historians think the version we eat today took shape in 18th century Damascus, and English dictionaries only picked up the word in the 1950s.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, hummus
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Questions
How many calories in a tub of hummus?
A 200 g tub is about 530 kcal.
Is reduced fat hummus lower?
Usually yes, because it has less oil and tahini. Check the label, the gap varies.
How much protein is in hummus?
About 2 g in two tablespoons and 16 g in a whole tub.
How long does hummus last once opened?
About three to five days in the fridge with the lid on. Check the tub though, some brands say to finish it sooner.
Is hummus gluten free?
Hummus itself is chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon and garlic, so it has no gluten. The pitta next to it does, so dip with veg or rice cakes if you avoid it.
