Chickpeas

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Iranian Chickpeas

The Chickpeas or Chick Pea (Cicer arietinum) is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It is also known as gram or Bengal gram garbanzo or garbanzo bean. Chickpeas are a nutrient-dense food, providing rich content (> %20 of the Daily Value, DV) of protein, dietary fiber, foliate, and certain dietary such as iron and phosphorus. Thiamin, vitamin B6, magnesium and zinc contents are moderate, providing 16-10 percent of the DV (right table). Chickpeas have a Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score of about 76 percent, which is higher than fruits, vegetables, many other legumes, and cereals.