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Chickpeas
The chickpea or chick pea is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, and Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high in protein.
Health Benefits
Chickpeas SUBDUE cravings for high-calorie junk foods! And what's more is companies are starting to get wise on this and have begun to make chickpea-based snacks to replace unhealthy "junk food"
Chickpeas fight heart disease: Learn More Here
When chickpeas are consumed, their soluble fiber binds to bile acids, increasing the excretion of harmful LDL cholesterol.
As you probably know, high circulating levels of LDL cholesterol can oxidize and build up inside the walls of the arteries – setting the stage for inflammation, arterial plaque and atherosclerosis).
In addition, chickpea polyphenols – such as quercetin and caffeic acid – not only decrease LDL cholesterol, but make existing amounts less vulnerable to oxidation.
Chickpeas have the ability to improve blood sugar levels both immediately and long-term – if consumed regularly. Thanks to their very low glycemic index, chickpeas help prevent dangerous blood sugar surges, thus helping to ward off diabetes. In fact, the glucose response of chickpeas is only 45 percent that of cereal and pasta.
Nutrition Details
- Potassium
- Amount per serving: 1750mg
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Protein
- Amount per serving: 39g
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Vitamin A
- Amount per serving: 2%
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Calcium
- Amount per serving: 21%
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Vitamin C
- Amount per serving: 13%
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Iron
- Amount per serving: 69%
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Vitamin B-6
- Amount per serving: 55%
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Magnesium
- Amount per serving: 57%
- Serving size: 1 cup
NaturalHealth365 Articles About (or that mention) "Chickpeas"
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