Hummus, a Mediterranean influenced spread made primarily from chickpeas and tahini, is available commercially and can also be prepared at home by combining all ingredients and pureeing in a food processor. Calorie contents may vary widely depending on the ingredients used.
Ingredients
Commercial kalamata olive hummus products contain ingredients such as cooked chickpeas, tahini, soybean oil, canola, oil, kalamata olives, garlic, salt, citric acid, spices, natural flavors and potassium sorbate.
Home recipes may contain garbanzo beans or chickpeas, tahini, garlic, fresh lemon juice, cayenne, olive oil, kalamata olives, capers, red bell peppers, ground cumin and fresh parsley.
Calories
Kalamata olive hummus contains about 45 to 70 calories per 2 tbsp., depending on the ingredients used.
Nutrition
Kalamata olive hummus also contains approximately 4 to 6 g total fat, 4 to 5 g total carbohydrates and 1 to 2 g protein per 2 tbsp. serving.
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