Chick Peas

ORIGIN- CHICKPEAS

Around 80 to 90 percent of the world’s chickpea supply comes from India, while most acreage in the U.S. is in California, eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana. Chickpeas take their name from their shape, which resembles the beak of baby chick. The Chickpea was originally cultivated in the lands bordering Mesopotamia and eastern Mediterranean and has been grown in India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa for many years. Chickpeas are estimated to be a least 7,500 years old.

TYPES OF CHICK PEAS

It comes in two Major Verities such as:-
Desi Chick Peas — These are Split peas and are relatively smaller in Size. It is dark in Colour, have small seeds in size and is Rough Coat. Desi Chick Peas are most called as KALA CHANA. They are cultivated majorily in India, Mexico, Ethiopia, and Iran. Desi Chick Peas contains High Fiber so it is recommended for people suffering from Diabetes.
Kabuli Chick Peas — These chick peas are Light and Whitish Cream in colour with Larger Seeds in comparision with Desi Chick Peas. They have comparatively a Smoother coat. They are introduced in India during 18th Century and very majorly grown in South Europe, Chile and Northern America. They are excellent for mixing with other ingredients or spices, and make for healthful addition to a variety of dishes.

\PRODUCTION OF CHICK PEAS IN INDIA

Chick Peas are grown in Drier area of INDIA major Chick peas from India comes From:-
. Madhya Pradesh
. Uttar Pradesh
. Rajasthan
. Maharastra
. Andhra Pradesh

Major produce comes from Madhya Pradesh which has a share of near 40% in the Indian production which in Quantity comes a around 6.5 Million tons. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Contributes near 15%- 16% each. Productivity of Chick Peas is near 735 Per Hectare which will be increased in the time come due to a very heavy demand and good modern Cultivation practices.

SPECIFICATION
MOISTUE BELOW 12 %
ADMIXTURE BELOW 0.20 %
DISCOLOURED BELOW 0.50 %
BROKEN, SPLIT, WARM BITTEN, ABORTED, IMMATURE
STAINED GREEN/ BROWN DAMAGED 3.50 %
WEEVILED AS PER CONDITION 0.10 %

VARIOUS COUNTS OF CHICK PEAS

Different Qualities of Chickpeas are generally categorized on basis of its size or the number of counts per ounces. The higher the number of Counts per Ounce the smaller is the size of the Chick Peas. The Various qualities that can be supplied on the basis of its size are as follows:-
. 75/80 Counts (Near 8 mm)
. 58/60 Counts (Near 9 mm)
. 44/46 Counts (Near 11 mm)
. 42/44 Counts (Near 12 mm)
. 40/42 Counts (Near 14 mm)