The major nutritional difference between dried and canned chickpeas is their sodium content. Canned chickpeas can be high in sodium, where as dried chickpeas are essentially sodium-free.u003cbr/u003eAlways rinse and drain your canned chickpeas to remove some of the sodium. And consider purchasing low-sodium canned chickpeas. In addition to the added salt, they sometimes contain other sodium-containing ingredients —such as kombu seaweed, which helps you digest the oligosaccharides in chickpeas.