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Nutritional quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): current status and future research needs

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The nutritional composition and the affects of processing and storage and anti-nutrients on nutritional value of chickpeas are reviewed. Future research needs are discussed.

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Singh, U. Nutritional quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): current status and future research needs. Plant Food Hum Nutr 35, 339–351 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01091779

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