Chickpea ) is a chickpea plant in Leguminosae. Annual grass or perennial climbing herbs. Height 1-2 meters, erect stem, many branches, covered with white glandular hairs. Stipules leaflike, or with 3-5 irregular or sparse serrations at the lower edge. Flowers are solitary or in pairs in leaf axils, and pedicels are 0.5-2.5 cm long. The pod is ovoid, swollen and has 1-4 seeds. Seeds white pubescent. It blooms in June-July and bears fruit in August-September.
Distributed in the Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, America and other places. Introduced and cultivated in China, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Taiwan Province and Inner Mongolia. It grows at an altitude of 2000-2700 meters.
Chickpea is rich in nutrition and high in content. The seed contains 23.0% protein, 63.5% carbohydrate and 5.3% fat. In addition, it is rich in dietary fiber, trace elements and vitamins. Chickpeas can be ground into mixed powder with wheat and eaten mainly, which can not only improve the nutritional value of food, but also not destroy its flavor and physical structure. Chickpea powder is added with milk powder to make soybean milk powder, and the seeds can be made into bean paste, boiled beans, fried beans, fried beans or canned beans. Green and tender beans and chickpea leaves can be used as vegetables.