Chickpeas

Canada grows mostly kabuli chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans) and a very small quantity of desi chickpeas. Canadian chickpeas are often consumed whole, or as ingredients in popular food products like hummus, pasta, snack foods, and baked goods.

KABULI CHICKPEAS

Kabuli 6 to 10 mm   (Cicer arietinum)

Also known as: Chick Peas, Bengal Gram, Gram, Chana, Pois Chicke, Shihu, Garbanzo, Chola, Ceci, Cici, Cheechee, Pois Chiche, Gran, Kabuli, Channa, or Safaid Beans.

A product of Canada, Garbanzo Beans are small, hard, knobby, beige beans about 3/8 inch round. The nutty flavor and firm texture of the Garbanzo Bean makes it very versatile. Garbanzo are found often in Indian and Mediterranean dishes. They are high in fat content and are a good source of calcium, the B Vitamins, protein and iron. Ground Garbanzo Beans are used to make fritters, dumplings and spicy breads. Ground Garbanzo Beans are also referred to as Cici Flour or Chick Pea Flour. Garbanzos are believed to have come from Mesopotamia and were first cultivated about 5000 BC.