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Contact SupplierChana or Bengal Gram is a very important pulse crop that grows as a seed of a plant named Cicer arietinum in the Leguminosae family. Chana or Bengal Gram is hulled and split which is a pale yellow split dal with a nutty aroma, often used for Indian cooking. The split yellow gram dal is further pulverized to form gram flour or Besan also used frequently in India.
Chana dal is good for diabetics because it has a low glycemic index. The glycemic index is a ranking of foods on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent that they raise blood glucose (or blood sugar) levels after eating. The glycemic index is lower for foods that raise blood glucose levels slowly. These foods can help people with diabetes control their glucose levels.
Bengal gram is widely appreciated as health food. It is a protein-rich supplement to cereal-based diets, especially where people are vegetarians and would not consume animal protein. It offers the most practical means of eradicating protein malnutrition among vegetarian children and nursing mothers. It has a very important role in human diet in our country.
They can be eaten as a quick snack with some pickle, used as substitute burgers, or served with rice and/or a salad for a filling and delicious main meal. It is vegan (milk and egg-free), wheat-free, low in fat, high in protein.