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Health research
edit@Zefr: I don't have full access to this [1] but it mentions health benefits and risks of chickpea consumption. Do you think it is a good source? It is published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. I agree there are not many reviews on this topic but I also found another review [2] in the Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. Psychologist Guy (talk) 23:25, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
- The CRFSN article may be alright for nutrition information (abstract only though), but we already have adequate discussion under 'Nutrition' combined with the USDA nutrient tables. Imo, neither journal is suitable as MEDRS evidence. Zefr (talk) 00:33, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
Wild chick pea
editNote that, in the actual Republic of Armenia, in the province of Vayots Tsor, there grow two different varieties of wild chick peas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.79.229.80 (talk) 23:27, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
Varieties
editI've tried on a number of occasions to inform myself about what seem to me to be two very different kinds of chickpea. On the one hand, there is a seed with four lobes, and a point at one end, that is NOT lens-shaped; on the other hand, there is a seed like a pea, with two lens-shaped halves (but flatter on one side).
It seems the latter specifically is known as "Bengal gram". I've been unable to determine conclusively whether the term "chana" refers to all kinds of chickpeas, or just the lens-shaped ones.
I used to believe that the lens-shaped ones were simply a life-stage of the same plant; but that seems to be false. I've just read some farming instructions for growing Bengal gram, and it says you should harvest once the plant has dried and turned brown. So Bengal gram is a mature seed.
How can I find out more about this?
Etymology
editI had always assumed that the chick pea was so named due to its resemblance to the head of a chicken (juvenile hen). No mention or reference to this resemblance ? 150.143.154.163 (talk) 12:23, 1 May 2023 (UTC)