Benefits of Chickpea Porridge

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Chickpeas are highly nutritious legumes, rich in a variety of plant proteins and amino acids, vitamins, crude fiber, calcium, magnesium, iron and other ingredients. In addition, the seeds also contain adenine, choline, inositol, starch, sucrose, glucose and so on. The pure protein content is as high as 28%, fat 5%, carbohydrates 61%, fiber 4-6%. Chickpeas contain more than 10 kinds of amino acids, including all 8 essential amino acids for the human body, and the content is more than 2 times higher than that of oats. Every 100 grams of protein contains 16.0g of glutamic acid, 4.6g of leucine and 4.6g of lysine.

Chickpeas contain high protein, high unsaturated fatty acids, high fiber, high calcium, high zinc, high potassium, high vitamin B and other nutrients that are beneficial to human health. They can be eaten directly as food, or fried or cooked; or made into sweets, bean paste, etc.; they can also be processed into various snacks or fried beans, a variety of delicious snacks, leisure foods and canned foods, etc. Green beans can be used as vegetables. They can also be eaten raw, and the young leaves can also be used as vegetables. Now there are chickpea flour, fermented milk, protein drinks, etc.; in the United States and other countries, they are often made into salads.

In addition to being eaten directly, chickpeas can also be used as a nutritional enhancer to prepare nutritionally fortified foods in combination with other food materials. In addition to being used as food, chickpeas are also widely used in medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine shows that it has obvious effects in treating diabetes, cardiovascular disease, blood tonic, calcium supplementation, etc. Foreign research results on its medicinal functions are also quite rich.

The benefits of chickpea porridge

Chickpea isoflavones have a great impact on women's health. They are active plant estrogens that can delay female cell aging, keep the skin elastic, nourish the skin, enlarge breasts, reduce bone loss, promote bone formation, lower blood lipids, and alleviate female menopausal symptoms.

Chickpea isoflavones also prevent cancer cell proliferation and promote cancer cell death. It can effectively prevent and treat hormonal cancers (such as breast cancer and prostate cancer). It can balance hormone levels, so that consumers are less likely to suffer from premenstrual discomfort and hormone-related problems (such as ovarian cysts).