Desi, which has small, darker seeds and a rough coat. Kabuli, which has lighter colored, larger seeds and a smoother coat.
Crop feature: -
Source of starch for textile sizing
giving a light finish to silk, wool,
and cotton cloth.
Chickpea being a leguminous crop improves soil fertility by fixing intact atmospheric nitrogen into plant available form (NH3 and NH4) through the phenomenon of symbiosis.
119 calories in 100gms of chick peas.
27g of carbohydrates, 8.86g protein.
A good source of dietary fiber,
