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Chickpea and its unique properties

The Chickpea plant is a one-year plant and a short bush of the legume family, whose height reaches about 30 cm. Its branches are thin, its tiny leaves consist of 13 to 17 small, toothed leaflets, and its flowers are white with purple veins or shapes. Usually one to three peas are formed in each pea pod.

Chickpea is one of the oldest and most nutritious legumes. Chickpeas are used to prepare a variety of salads, sauces, bread, etc. One of its properties is that it is high in fiber, and through this method, it helps the health of the organs and prevents heart diseases.

Among the most famous of these dishes, we can mention all kinds of Iranian dishes, including hummus, falafel, baba ganoush, etc.

This plant has dozens of different agricultural varieties that have different colors, shapes and characteristics.

Types of Chickpea

There are two types of chickpeas: yellow chickpeas mostly in the Middle East and North America and black chickpeas (grown in India, Pakistan and Ethiopia).

How to include peas in your diet

Chickpeas are available all year round. You can find them dried, canned or packaged in grocery stores. And since they have a nutty texture, they are easy to include in one’s diet.

  • I know how to throw chickpeas in a bean salad with other legumes for a meal.
  • You can use chickpea flour to cook your favorite dishes.
  • You can add chickpeas to your vegetable soup.
  • You can even mix chickpeas with your favorite spice in a delicious meal or snack.
  • Or eat peas! Add them to your burger and enjoy a nutritious meal. If you don’t know how to cook chickpeas, well, it’s simple. You can boil them or even cook them along with your other dishes. They go well with almost anything you eat

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Importer Chickpea the world      

Product :070820 Chickpea

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Value imported in 2022 (USD thousand) Trade balance in 2022 (USD thousand) Quantity imported in 2022 Quantity Unit Unit value (USD/unit) Annual growth in value between 2018-2022 (%) Annual growth in quantity between 2018-2022 (%)
World 15,527,993 -871,021 18,670,386 Tons 832 13 -13
India 1,959,988 -1,396,173 2,419,205 Tons 810 16 -2
China 1,748,701 -1,407,988 2,587,563 Tons 676 23 5
Türkiye 856,053 220,797 1,224,464 Tons 699 27 21
Pakistan 832,746 -832,672 1,087,338 Tons 766 14 5
United States of America 681,327 163,196 723,228 Tons 942 14 5
United Arab Emirates 679,741 -77,112 826,854 Tons 822 24 13
Bangladesh 677,592 -677,130 1,106,101 Tons 613 12 -52
Iraq 530,303 -529,367 639,390 Tons 829 36 34
Egypt 439,569 -203,548 498,063 Tons 883 2  
Italy 374,927 -338,259 421,403 Tons 890 9 4
Iran, Islamic Republic of 314,253 -310,713 266,926 Tons 1,177 13 9
Algeria 271,621 -271,506 232,059 Tons 1,170 8 -1
United Kingdom 241,944 -48,735 221,073 Tons 1,094 0 -3
Japan 226,662 -226,458 133,007 Tons 1,704 1 -5
Canada 212,284 3,117,735 201,662 Tons 1,053 9 1
Spain 201,635 -157,273 208,476 Tons 967 -10 -28
Ethiopia 193,526 -19,314 219,095 Tons 883 64 59
Saudi Arabia 190,351 -188,838 202,004 Tons 942 10 0
France 186,738 740 210,950 Tons 885 11 10
Germany 183,390 -98,843 247,842 Tons 740 6 -3
Colombia 182,915 -178,979 167,356 Tons 1,093 14 2
Viet Nam 172,708 -163,772 133,640 Tons 1,292 31 28
Netherlands 168,508 -40,197 209,114 Tons 806 16 9
Norway 162,426 -162,114 333,024 Tons 488 22 11
Sri Lanka 158,935 -158,628 185,396 Tons 857 5 -11
Belgium 156,107 -59,474 213,302 Tons 732 9 -3
Mexico 148,942 54,694 0 No quantity -5   -33

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The healing properties of chickpeas

  • Treatment of fungal infection
  • Help to lose weight
  • Help increase digestion
  • Useful for pregnant women
  • For women’s health
  • Help maintain blood sugar
  • To improve cardiovascular health
  • To prevent cancer
  • To reduce cholesterol
  • For bone health
  • For kidney stones
  • To help treat jaundice
  • To improve eye health
  • For the immune system
  • To reduce the risk of inflammation
  • Strengthening the digestive system
  • Removing skin wrinkles

Properties of cooked peas in women

The consumption of Chickpea reduces the symptoms of menopause in women. This food contains phytoestrogens that can help physical health. Reduce the risk of breast cancer.

High consumption of chickpeas

Chickpeas are high in fiber and may cause stomach spasms. May cause allergic reactions. Reported symptoms of pea include itchy skin, nausea, headache, hives, and cough.

Calories and nutritional value of raw and cooked chickpeas

Chickpea are widely used in Indian cuisine and to prepare curry. One of the popular vegetarian food of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is chickpeas. In Chinese medicine, legumes are consumed with rice or other grains. The calorie of uncooked and raw chickpeas is 364 kcal.

If chickpeas are cooked with seasoned salt, it has about 164 kcal. Peas contain micronutrients and macronutrients that make up its nutritional value. The nutritional value of chickpeas is different in raw and cooked form

Nutritional value table of raw chickpeas

The main constituent

Amount per 100 grams

energy (calories)

364 kcal

carbohydrate

60.65 grams

Protein

19.30 grams

fat

6.04 grams

Water

11.53 grams

fiber

17.40 grams

sugar Loaf

10.70 grams

Cholesterol

0.00 mg gm

Raw pea vitamins

The name of the vitamin

Amount per 100 grams

Vitamin A

3.00 micrograms

Vitamin D

0.00 µg

Vitamin E

0.82 mg

Vitamin K

9.00 micrograms

Vitamin C

4.00 mg

Thiamine (B1)

0.48 mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.21 mg

Niacin (B3)

1.54 mg

Choline (B4)

95.20 mg

pantothenic acid (B5)

1.59 mg

Vitamin B6

0.54 mg

Folate (B9)

557.00 micrograms

Vitamin B12

0.00 mg

Minerals of raw peas

The name of the mineral

Amount per 100 grams

Calcium

105.00 mg g

iron

6.24 mg g

magnesium

115.00 mg gm

phosphorus

366.00 mg g

potassium

875.00 mg g

sodium

24.0 mg g

Roy

3.43 mg g

copper

0.85 mg g

Manganese

2.20 mg g

selenium

8.20 micrograms

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