Mirabilia Food&Drink 2024

14 – 15 Oct 2024 | Perugia (Italy), Italy

ProductUpdated on 8 August 2024

Chickpea

Andrea Alberti

Holder at BioAlberti

San Venanzo, Italy

About

They are recommended for salads, soups and stews.

Pack of 500 g in a protected atmosphere.

Nutritional properties
Chickpeas are rich in proteins of excellent food quality (about 20%) and an ideal source of fats important for health, but without cholesterol. Rich in fiber, they are also an exceptional source of B complex vitamins, mineral salts and tocopherols, very powerful biological antioxidants. The properties of these legumes are really many and far between. The phytosterols contained in the seed have shown anti-ulcerative, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. They protect heart health thanks to their soluble fiber content, which contributes to the reduction of total cholesterol and "bad" cholesterol, LDL, with a preventive effect towards the onset of diseases of the cardiovascular system. Saponins, of which these seeds are rich, also have the property of reducing cholesterol.

Applies to

  • vegetables

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