Chickpea extract can play an important role in several areas. Chickpea extract is derived from chickpeas.
Chickpea (scientific name: Cicer arietinum Linn.) is a leguminous herb, alias peach bean, chickpea, chickpea, chickpea, commonly known as Nuohuti in Xinjiang. Originated in western Asia and the Near East. It is the largest bean plant in the world, with an area of about 150 million mu, of which the planting area of India and Pakistan accounts for more than 80 percent of the world, and China has only sporadic distribution. Because of its peculiar shape and its sharp tip like an eagle's beak, it is named after it.
The starch of chickpeas has a chestnut aroma. Chickpea flour and milk powder are made into soy milk powder, which is easy to absorb and digest, and is a nutritious food for infants and the elderly. Chickpeas can also be made into a variety of snacks and fried beans. The grains can be used as diuretics, galactagogues, can treat insomnia, prevent skin diseases and prevent gallbladder diseases. Starch is widely used in the paper industry and textile industry.
It has been cultivated in the Nile River basin for more than 2000 BC, and according to records, the variety is mainly distributed in warm and arid regions of the world. In 1986, about 40 countries planted chickpeas, with a harvest area of 1045.6 hectares and a total output of about 7.842 million tons, making it the largest edible legume crop in India.
Due to the long-term geographical isolation, chickpeas have produced many variations, according to which the species can be divided into four groups, namely Mediterranean, Eurasian, Oriental and Asian. The seeds of the first two groups are larger and the seed coat is white; the seeds of the latter two groups are smaller and the seed coat is red or brown.
There are two main types of chickpeas: Kabuli and Desi. The two kinds of beans have little difference in function and nutrition, mainly because of the difference in appearance and taste.
Chickpeas are treasures bestowed by nature and enjoy the reputation of "Golden Beans" in the world. As early as the 1970s and 1980s, it has been used as a daily diet in Europe and listed as the main supplementary food for diabetic patients. The benefits of eating it are: calcium supplementation, rich in vitamin C, vitamin B, protein, crude fiber, selenium, chromium, etc., and has the reputation of "coarse grains in coarse grains". Especially suitable for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and weight loss.
In addition, modern medical research has also found that the germinated embryos of chickpea seeds are rich in active ingredients such as isoflavones, chickpea sprouts A, B, C, and dietary fibers, which have the effect of increasing the excretion of end-products of cholesterol on the human body, which can reduce high blood pressure. Blood sugar, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and liver tissue lipid content, and can prevent constipation.
Chickpeas are listed as nutritious foods by countries all over the world. It has been clinically proven that chickpeas can treat more than 70 kinds of severe malnutrition diseases and are recognized as a vegetarian star in the world's vegetarian community.
Chickpea isoflavones have a great impact on women's health. They are active phytoestrogens, which can delay the aging of women's cells, maintain skin elasticity, enhance beauty, increase breasts, reduce bone loss, promote bone formation, and reduce bone loss. Blood lipids relieve symptoms of female menopause syndrome, etc.
Chickpea isoflavones also prevent the proliferation of cancer cells and promote the death of cancer cells. It is very good at preventing and treating hormonal cancers (such as breast and prostate cancer), and it can balance hormone levels so that consumers rarely suffer from premenstrual discomfort and hormone-related problems (such as ovarian cysts).
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