Chickpeas, Cooked (Garbanzo Beans)

Produce Description:

Wild chickpeas were domesticated 10,500 years ago in southeastern Turkey. They can be found in 21 different colors. In Middle Eastern and South Asian culture, chickpeas are a staple food. Chickpeas are good for digestion, cardiovascular health and maintaining healthy blood sugar levels.

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Chickpeas are a good source of dietary fiber which helps improve absorption of nutrients, makes you feel full, aids in digestion and promotes colon health. Iron in chickpeas helps the body produce energy. Chickpeas contain manganese which helps produce energy in cells.

The dietary fiber in chickpeas can help reduce LDL cholesterol. Chickpeas can help prevent constipation and balance blood glucose levels. Antioxidants in chickpeas can help promote the health of the cardiovascular system lungs, and the nervous system. Chickpeas can help prevent heart disease.

Alanine: 0.623 g -

Arginine: 1.369 g -

Aspartic acid: 1.709 g -

Calcium, Ca: 80 mg -

Carbohydrate, by difference: 44.97 g -

Carotene, beta: 26 Âµg -

Copper, Cu: 0.577 mg -

Cysteine: 0.195 g -

Fatty acids, total monounsaturated: 0.956 g -

Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated: 1.896 g -

Fatty acids, total saturated: 0.441 g -

Fiber, total dietary: 12.5 g -