Chickpeas is a very important pulse crop that grows as a seed of a plant named Cicer arietinum in the Leguminosae family. This light brown coloured pulse is considered to be a good source of protein and is also called by the name of Garbanzo beans. Chickpea is used as an edible seed and is also used for making flour throughout the globe.
Chickpeas is a highly nutritious pulse and places third in the importance list of the food legumes that are cultivated throughout the world. It contains 25% proteins, which is the maximum provided by any pulse and 60% carbohydrates.
We have Four different Sizes of White Chickpeas
1. Chickpeas 40-42 ( Size 14 mm )
2. Chickpeas 75-80 ( Size 8 mm )
3. Chickpeas 58-60 ( Size 9 mm )
4. Chickpeas 42-44 ( Size 12 mm )
CHICKPEAS MOISTURE: 12% MAX. "GREEN/BROWN/ABORTED/STAINED/SMOOTH" :6.50% Max "SPLIT/BROKEN/MACHINE 2.5% Max
MOISTURE | 12% MAX. |
FOREIGN MATTER | 0.20% MAX |
GREEN/BROWN/ABORTED | 1.00% MAX. |
SPLIT/BROKEN (MACHINE DAMAGE) /WORM BITTED | 2.00% MAX. |
STAINED/SMOOTH | 1.00% MAX. |