USDA reference food · Legumes and Legume Products
Hummus, commercial
1 cup of hummus, commercial (246 g) has 580 calories, 19g of protein, 44g of fat and 14g of fiber (USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC 174289). It is one of 5 USDA descriptions of hummus.
FoodData Central 174289, SR Legacy, in the April 30, 2026 release; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
USDA values per 100 g (SR Legacy), scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.
- Protein per 100 g
- 7.8g
- more than 47% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
- Calories per 100 g
- 237
- more than 62% of reference foods
- Fiber per 100 g
- 5.5g
- more than 90% of reference foods
What a portion gives you
Ticks: 5% of the Daily Value (FDA: low) and 20% (high)
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (FDC 174289); FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Also rich in
- Manganese2.8 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 124% of the Daily Value
- Copper0.9 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 103% of the Daily Value
- Vitamin K56 µg in 1 cup (246 g), 47% of the Daily Value
- Magnesium185 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 44% of the Daily Value
- Phosphorus445 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 36% of the Daily Value
- Thiamin0.4 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 33% of the Daily Value
- Zinc3.5 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 32% of the Daily Value
- Folate118 µg DFE in 1 cup (246 g), 30% of the Daily Value
- Vitamin E3.8 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 25% of the Daily Value
- Riboflavin0.3 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 24% of the Daily Value
- Vitamin B60.4 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 21% of the Daily Value
- Selenium12 µg in 1 cup (246 g), 21% of the Daily Value
- Niacin2.5 mg in 1 cup (246 g), 16% of the Daily Value
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 174289), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Where the calories come from: 24% carbohydrate, 64% fat and 12% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among USDA reference foods
| Per 100 g | This food | Share with less |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 237 | 62% |
| Protein | 7.78 g | 47% |
| Total fat | 17.8 g | 82% |
| Carbohydrate | 15.0 g | 62% |
| Fiber | 5.50 g | 90% |
| Total sugars | 0.62 g | 43% |
| Sodium | 426 mg | 80% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy and Foundation Foods: the 6,012 to 8,218 reference foods that report each value; the share of them with less per 100 g.
Every nutrient in this record (112)
The portion is 1 cup (246 g); % DV is for that portion.
Energy, macronutrients and sugars (21)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 19.1 g | 7.78 g | 38% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 43.8 g | 17.8 g | 56% |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 36.9 g | 15.0 g | 13% |
| Ash | 4.92 g | 2.00 g | |
| Energy | 583 kcal | 237 kcal | |
| Starch | 19.9 g | 8.08 g | |
| Sucrose | 0.84 g | 0.34 g | |
| Glucose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fructose | 0.69 g | 0.28 g | |
| Lactose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Maltose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Water | 141 g | 57.4 g | |
| Total Sugars | 1.53 g | 0.62 g | |
| Galactose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fiber, total dietary | 13.5 g | 5.50 g | 48% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0.047 g | 0.019 g | |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 6.30 g | 2.56 g | 32% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 13.1 g | 5.34 g | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 21.7 g | 8.81 g |
Minerals (10)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium, Ca | 116 mg | 47.0 mg | 9% |
| Iron, Fe | 6.25 mg | 2.54 mg | 35% |
| Magnesium, Mg | 185 mg | 75.0 mg | 44% |
| Phosphorus, P | 445 mg | 181 mg | 36% |
| Potassium, K | 768 mg | 312 mg | 16% |
| Sodium, Na | 1,048 mg | 426 mg | 46% |
| Zinc, Zn | 3.54 mg | 1.44 mg | 32% |
| Copper, Cu | 0.93 mg | 0.38 mg | 103% |
| Manganese, Mn | 2.84 mg | 1.16 mg | 124% |
| Selenium, Se | 11.6 µg | 4.70 µg | 21% |
Vitamins (32)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retinol | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 2.46 µg | 1.00 µg | 0% |
| Carotene, beta | 29.5 µg | 12.0 µg | |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 3.79 mg | 1.54 mg | 25% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 7.38 µg | 3.00 µg | |
| Lycopene | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 635 µg | 258 µg | |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0.84 mg | 0.34 mg | |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 27.1 mg | 11.0 mg | |
| Tocopherol, delta | 5.12 mg | 2.08 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
| Thiamin | 0.39 mg | 0.16 mg | 33% |
| Riboflavin | 0.31 mg | 0.13 mg | 24% |
| Niacin | 2.52 mg | 1.02 mg | 16% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.85 mg | 0.35 mg | |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.36 mg | 0.15 mg | 21% |
| Folate, total | 118 µg | 48.0 µg | |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4) | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone) | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 56.1 µg | 22.8 µg | 47% |
| Folic acid | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Folate, food | 118 µg | 48.0 µg | |
| Folate, DFE | 118 µg | 48.0 µg | 30% |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg | 0 µg |
Fatty acids (42)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 10:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 12:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.022 g | 0.0090 g | |
| SFA 16:0 | 4.09 g | 1.66 g | |
| SFA 18:0 | 1.79 g | 0.73 g | |
| SFA 20:0 | 0.18 g | 0.075 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 | 12.9 g | 5.26 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 | 19.9 g | 8.08 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 | 1.78 g | 0.72 g | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0.015 g | 0.0060 g | |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 22:0 | 0.11 g | 0.045 g | |
| MUFA 14:1 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.042 g | 0.017 g | |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.14 g | 0.055 g | |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 15:0 | 0.0074 g | 0.0030 g | |
| SFA 17:0 | 0.030 g | 0.012 g | |
| SFA 24:0 | 0.069 g | 0.028 g | |
| TFA 16:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:1 t | 0.015 g | 0.0060 g | |
| TFA 22:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:2 t not further defined | 0.030 g | 0.012 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 CLAs | 0.0074 g | 0.0030 g | |
| MUFA 24:1 c | 0.0025 g | 0.0010 g | |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c | 0.0098 g | 0.0040 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 c | 0.042 g | 0.017 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 c | 12.9 g | 5.25 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c | 19.8 g | 8.06 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 c | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c | 0.034 g | 0.014 g | |
| MUFA 17:1 | 0.020 g | 0.0080 g | |
| PUFA 20:3 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic | 0.015 g | 0.0060 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic | 0.030 g | 0.012 g | |
| MUFA 15:1 | 0 g | 0 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 174289: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.
Other ways to eat hummus
USDA lists 5 preparations of hummus. The hummus page puts them side by side, per 100 g and per portion.
Next questions
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov