Chickpeas - A Suitable Nut For Weight Loss And Heat

Author: Alexander Bruni Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

Chickpeas - A Suitable Nut For Weight Loss And Heat

Chickpeas are an excellent source of protein, vitamin E and manganese and are especially suitable for the summer heat due to ...

Chickpeas, better known in our country as chickpeas, are one of the first plants cultivated by man. A member of the legume family, it is grown in warm climates around the world, but is most popular in Mexico, India, Turkey and Spain.

Chickpeas in the Mediterranean are known as "Egyptian nut". It is distinguished by its large, oval and yellow grains, while Indian varieties are smaller, wrinkled and dark. In Mexico, where it is called Garbanzo, mostly green varieties are cultivated.

Chickpeas are an excellent source of protein, vitamin E and manganese and are especially suitable for the summer heat due to their low fat content, many times less than walnuts, peanuts and more.

The Indicative Daily Intake (RDA) is an approximate coefficient common throughout the world that helps people better navigate the nutritional information of different products. ODP informs about the healthy amounts of fat (and especially saturated fat), sugars, calories, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, salt and sodium, which are healthy to eat daily.

Compared to ODP, one cup of roasted chickpeas (data are for the Garbanzo variety, but are approximately equal for the Mediterranean type) contains:

Manganese - 84% of ODP
Tryptophan - 43% of ODP
Copper - 28% of ODP
Phosphorus - 27% of ODP
Iron - 26% of ODP
protein - 29% of ODP
fiber - 49% of ODP
calories - 14% of ODP

These who seek to lose weight are looking for high-fiber foods. In chickpeas, their content is surprisingly high - about 1/10 of their mass.

Chickpeas are also an extremely useful nut - the amount of antioxidants is literally amazing: the flavonoids quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin; acids ferulic, chlorogenic, caffeic; vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene. The mineral manganese, a powerful antioxidant for mitochondria, which produce energy in most cells, is in such quantities that a handful of nuts provide the necessary daily dose for the body!

Fiber and protein are important elements in regulating blood sugar. These two ingredients ensure the healthy pace at which food passes through the digestive system and do not allow it to break down too quickly or too slowly. This, in addition to being delicious, makes chickpeas useful for our blood sugar. What more could we want from chickpeas?

Chickpeas - A Suitable Nut For Weight Loss And Heat

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