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.

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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.

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

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SPECIFICATION -?
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1. For Count? 44-46? & All Above counts
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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

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