Chickpea (or garbanzo bean) is a legume and a vegetable.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Cicer arietinum
Common name: Bengal gram, ceci bean, chana, channa, chickpea, chick pea, garbanzo bean
Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.
origin:
Origin: Desi: Ethipia, Indian subcontentent, Iran
Origin: Kabuli: Afghanistan, North Africa, South Europe
history:
History: There are two major kinds of chickpeas, the Desi and the Kabuli.
The Desi-type chickpea (also called Bengal gram, chana, channa, or kala chana) is found at archaeological sites and closely resembles the wild ancestor.
The Kabuli-type is more recent and the type used in modern mediterranean cooking.
nutritional information:
One half cup of mature chickpea seeds has 1.3 milligrams of zinc, which is 8% of the U.S. Recommended Daily Value, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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