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.