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Black garbonzo beans - desi chickpeas - kala chana
Black Garbanzos are ideal for salads, stews, pastes or baked dishes.
Only the skins of black garbanzo beans are black – the inside is the same tan color as all garbanzo beans.
All garbanzo beans are high in carbohydrates and protein and contain vitamin B, folate, phosphorus, and linoleic and oleic acids.
---->But black garbanzo beans have three times the fiber and contain more iron than regular chickpeas.
Garbanzo beans are a founder crop, which means they’re one of the eight crops that date back to the Neolithic age (9500 B.C.). Black garbanzo beans come from India, northern Africa, Afghanistan, and Italy.
Like other garbanzo beans, black ones are popular in vegetarian, and vegan diets. The texture, fiber, and protein amounts make black garbanzo beans an ideal substitution in recipes that call for meat.
** This website is a bit-- over-the-top with its claims, but is a great resource for recipes and backstory, it is where most of the text above comes from: https://minnetonkaorchards.com/black-garbanzo-beans/
