Nutritional and health benefits of chickpeas

The popularity of chickpeas in different parts of the globe has been attributed to its nutritional and health benefits. Chickpeas or garbanzo have high fiber content, presence of tryptophan amino acids and other trace elements which have various nutritional and health implications. In this section of the paper, the nutritional benefits of chickpeas will be provided to demonstrate its economic importance. Chickpeas also provide an alternative and healthy source of proteins and fatty acids which lowers the cholesterol levels within the blood.