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Valuable droughtresistant food and fodder leguminous crop, food product. One of the oldest crops. Widely cultivated as a food and feed plant. For many Asian peoples, lentils are one of the most important sources of protein, able to replace the nutritional properties of bread, cereals and even meat.

Chickpea is a food product, one of the most ancient legumes in the Middle East, it began to grow more than 7 thousand years ago. Common in countries of West and Central Asia, North Africa, North America. Hummus and falafel snacks are made of that. The fried beans are called Lelebee. Chickpeas are widely used in vegan, vegetarian and Indian cuisine. Traditionally, the use of chickpeas is actual for the Mediterranean region. Chickpea is used to produce chickpea flour, used in particular in Indian cuisine. And, for example, in Italian cuisine it’s used to make flat cakes farinatas, but the volumes of chickpea cultivation in Italy itself are insignificant. White seed varieties are mainly used for food. Heat treatment takes more time than for lentils and peas. Chickpea seeds serve as a source of zinc, folic acid.