Do chick peas really have a lot of protien?!
Answers: For a veggie who needs extra protien that he/she cant get from meat, do chick peas really help? What are other veggies that will help?
This site will tell you every vitamin and nutrient...and what amount...that chick peas have in them.
Yes..they really help.
The second site gives you a selection of other foods to choose from to find out how good they really are for you.
Most veggies don't have a lot of protein, but beans (including chickpeas AKA garbanzo beans) are a good source of protein (see http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C0000... Also try quinoa, a grain that you can cook like rice that contains protein. If you ever want to see how much nutrients, protein, etc. a food has, check www.nutritiondata.com
Dry beans in general are high in protein but the protein content varies from about 20% at the low end (chickpeas) to 40% at the high end (soybeans). Most other beans fall in the 25 to 30% range and this includes peanuts too.
Chickpeas are still recommended because most people find them the tastiest among beans. Soybeans and peanuts are also 'tasty' legumes.
Green beans are not a significant protein source because the seeds are very immature and it is the seeds that contain the bulk of the protein, not the pod.
For comparison,
Meat is about 25% protein
Wheat is 15% protein
Rice is 10% protein
Nuts are 15 to 20% protein
Sooo...the winner is...the soybean. Haha, actually protein is not as important as people think it is. Billions of people live just fine on rice as a staple food and rice is the lowest in the list.
They do, they are also an excellent source of fiber.
YES.
Chickpea has one of the highest nutritional compositions of any dry edible legume and does not contain any specific major anti-nutritional factors. On an average, chickpea seed contains 23% protein, 64% total carbohydrates, 47% starch, 5% fat, 6% crude fiber, 6% soluble sugar and 3% ash. The mineral component is high in phosphorus (340 mg/100 g), calcium (190 mg/100 g), magnesium (140 mg/100g), iron (7 mg/100 g) and zinc (3 mg/100 g). Chickpea protein digestibility is the highest among the dry edible legumes. The lipid fraction is high in unsaturated fatty acids, primarily linoleic and oleic acids.
They make a awesome dip!!!