Chickpeas

Chick Peas are legumes of the family, Fabaceae, and they are one of the oldest legumes to be cultivated by humans. They are large roundish legumes with a bumpy surface. There are two commerical classes of chickpea: Desi and Kabuli. The Desi type has a thick, coloured seed coat and a coloured flower. The Kabuli type (also knows as Garbanzo Bean) has a thin, white seed coat and a white flower.

The Kabuli variety is relatively bigger in size than other variety. It is grown in temperate and sub-tropical regions. Kabuli Chickpeas are mainly used in salad bars, soups, snack food, vegetable mixes, or ground into hummus. It is widely used in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines.

Chick Peas cultivating states in India are Madhya PRadesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

SPECIFICATION - 
 
1. For Count  44-46  & All Above counts
 
Count : Per US Oz.
Moisture : 12% Max
Max 0.2% Foreign Matter, Crop 2008
Max 1% Greens, Brown Peas, Aborted 
Max 2% Broken, Splits, Worm Bitten peas. 
Max 1% Smooth, Stained and damaged Peas
Freshly fumigated & free from alive infestation.
Packing in 25/50 Kg Poly bags