Unico Chick Peas
A half cup of these chickpeas is 170 calories.
Unico Chick Peas come in 540 ml and 796 ml cans. The nutrition panel uses a 125 ml serving: 2 g fat, 470 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 8 g fibre and 10 g protein. Iron is 15 percent of the daily value. The page does not print an ingredient line.
The brand office is 8000 Keele Street, Concord. Sun-Brite's Ruthven cannery bought Unico in 1997 and had been processing bean products for the label.
Product Highlights
- •Half-cup serving is the nutrition basis
- •Sodium on that serving is 470 mg
- •Fibre on that serving is 8 g
- •Reduced-sodium chickpeas live on another URL
Category
Is this product made in Canada?
Yes, Unico Chick Peas is made in Canada
Our Canadian score
Strong Canadian ties
Unico Chick Peas are an Ontario brand's chickpea can in two tin sizes. Sun-Brite of Ruthven owns Unico. The product page gives nutrition and skips both the ingredient list and the farm.
Score breakdown (65% evidenced, high confidence)
“purchasing bulk processed tomatoes and bean products and repackaging them under the Unico brand.”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- Brand
- Unico
- Sizes
- 540 ml and 796 ml
- Serving
- 125 ml
- Calories
- 170
- Owner
- Sun-Brite Canning
Where to Buy
Product Information
Nutrition Facts
| Per 125 ml | % DV | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories / Calories | 170 | |
| Fat / Lipides | 2g | |
| Saturated / saturés | 0.3g | |
| + Trans / trans | 0g | |
| Cholesterol / Cholestérol | 0mg | |
| Sodium | 470mg | |
| Carbohydrate / Glucides | 29g | |
| Fibre / Fibres | 8g | |
| Sugars / Sucres | 1g | |
| Protein / Protéines | 10g | |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are Unico Chick Peas Canadian?
Unico Chick Peas carry a Canadian brand. Unico Inc. is in Concord, Ontario, and Sun-Brite Canning in Ruthven has owned it since the 1997 purchase.
How much sodium is in Unico Chick Peas?
A 125 ml serving of Unico Chick Peas lists 470 mg of sodium. The reduced-sodium chickpea tin is a different SKU.
What sizes do Unico Chick Peas come in?
Unico Chick Peas come in a standard grocery tin and a bigger one. Nutrition is written for half a cup, not the whole tin.
Do Unico Chick Peas list the farm?
No. Unico Chick Peas do not name a growing region on the product page. Sun-Brite's story talks about Ontario tomatoes, not chickpea fields.
How much protein is in Unico Chick Peas?
Unico Chick Peas list 10 g of protein per 125 ml, with 8 g of fibre in the same serving.
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