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Leblebi

Leblebi is a snack made from roasted chickpeas, common and popular in Iran, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria and sometimes seasoned with salt, hot spices, dried cloves, or candy coated.

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Leblebi
Leblebi, dehulled
TypeSnack
Main ingredientsChickpeas
Leblebi, nondehulled
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy1,493 kJ (357 kcal)
58.06 g
Dietary fiber7.74 g
5.04 g
Saturated0.74 g
19.94 g
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults.1

Leblebi (Turkish: leblebi; Mesopotamian Arabic: لبلبي, romanized: leblebi; Arabic: قضامة, romanizedQdameh, Qudamah; Persian: نخودچی, romanizedNokhodchi; Sicilian: Càlia; Greek: στραγάλι;2 Armenian: լեբլեբու3Bulgarian: леблебия) is a snack made from roasted chickpeas, common and popular in Iran, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria and sometimes seasoned with salt, hot spices, dried cloves, or candy coated.

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