Other uses of Chickpea

Abstract

Chickpea has a complete nutritional profile, being a source of carbohydrates and proteins of high nutritional quality.● Chickpea is a food source of bioactive compounds that have beneficial effects on health.● After being subjected to different treatments, chickpea is used to prepare a wide variety of traditional culinary preparations andfunctional foods, products that are accessible and highly consumed in the world.● Chickpeas contain antioxidant compounds such as polyphenols and flavonoids that have antioxidant potential. These compounds arefound mainly in the chickpea husk.● Chickpea husk is the main by-product of chickpea processing. It is a good source of dietary fiber and polyphenols with antioxidantactivity.● Discarded grains are a by-product of processing that retain the grain´s nutritional properties.● Chickpea by-products constitute new materials and ingredients currently available to the food industry, to develop novel value-addedproducts.