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Chickpeas

What are Chickpeas?

The chickpea is an edible legume. The chickpea is also known as garbanzo bean, Indian pea, ceci bean, bengal gram, chana, kadale kaalu, sanaga pappu and shimbra. [1]



History

Domesticated chickpeas have been found in the aceramic levels of Jericho (PPNB) along with Cayönü in Turkey and in Neolithic pottery at Hacilar, Turkey. They are found in the late Neolithic (about 3500 BCE) at Thessaly, Kastanas, Lerna and Dimini. In southern France Mesolithic layers in a cave at L'Abeurador, Aude have yielded wild chickpeas carbon dated to 6790±90 BCE. [1]

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Products containing Chickpeas


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Source(s) Derived From

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Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Chickpea - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Bengal Gram
Ceci Beans
Chick Pea
Chick Pea Flour
Chick Peas
Chickpea
Chickpea Flour
Chickpea Powder
Garbanzo Beans
Indian Peas
Kala Chana

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Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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