Chick pea

Catalogue Type

Seed Catalogue

Scientific Name

Cicer arietinum

Family

Fabaceae

Distinguishing Characters

i) The seeds are rounded ,edible and dry.
ii) Relative to most other pulses , chickpeas are fairly low in protein (as low as 17%) , high in fat (15%).

Photo of Seed

Description

i) The chickpea plant is an annual sticky herb till 1.64 feet tall.

ii) It is also called Bengal gram or Garbanzo bean or chana.

iii) Chick pea is one of the worlds most consumed pulses.