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Chickpea ( Cicer arietinum )

Systematics
Order : Fabales (Fabales)
Family : Legumes (Fabaceae)
Subfamily : Butterflies (Faboideae)
Tribe : Cicereae
Genre : Chickpeas ( Cicer )
Type : chick-pea
Scientific name
Cicer arietinum
L.

The chickpea ( Cicer arietinum ), whether real giggle , Roman Kicher , Venus chick peas or field peas called, is a plant from the kind of chick peas ( Cicer ) in the subfamily of the Pea family (Faboideae) within the family of legumes (Fabaceae). It is not closely related to the pea ( Pisum sativum ). It is an old crop .

description

Habit , flowers and fruits
Chickpea ( Cicer arietinum ):
A habit , B legume , C seed
Fruiting plant
The chickpea in the pod
Regular and green chickpeas
Cicer arietinum noir

Vegetative characteristics

The chickpea is an annual herbaceous plant that reaches heights of up to 1 meter. The angular and glandular-haired stems are upright to lying and more or less branched. The plant has a deep taproot .

The alternate, stalked, about 4–8 cm long, short leaves are unpinnate. The 7 to 17 at the edge, in the front part, serrated, egg-shaped to elliptical or obovate and pointed leaflets are about 7 to 18 mm in size. They are almost sitting or sitting on a runny rachis . The whole leaves are hairy glands. The two to five-part stipules with unequal tips are hairy glands.

Generative characteristics

On a longer stem, usually singly or in pairs, the flowers are in the leaf axils. The hermaphrodite flowers are zygomorphic and five-fold, and 10 to 12 mm in size with a double flower envelope . The flower stalks and the calyx are hairy glands. The flowers are on the glandular, long inflorescence stalk of the greatly reduced inflorescence and there are small bracts . The eilanzettlichen, green calyx lobes are pointed. The five white to white-purple or reddish to violet or bluish petals stand together in the typical shape of the butterfly flowers.

The roughly 2.5–3.5 cm short, somewhat puffed and glandular, greenish, tipped legumes usually contain one to two (four) seeds. The irregularly shaped, but rounded to egg-shaped, about 5-15 millimeters in size, smooth, more or less wrinkled seeds are beige to brown and green to black in color. The seeds or cotyledons can be eaten. The thousand grain mass is between 200 and over 600 grams, normal are around 300–500 grams. The seeds of chickpea can easily allow the Lathyrus sativus ( Lathyrus sativus be confused).

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14, 16 or 32.

Systematics

The first publication of Cicer arietinum was in 1753 by Carl von Linné in Species Plantarum , 2, p. 738. The specific epithet arietinum means "ram-like" and was supposedly chosen because the seed should resemble a ram's head. Synonyms for Cicer arietinum L. are: Cicer album hort., Cicer arientinium L. , Cicer arientinum L. , Cicer edessanum Bornm. , Cicer grossum Salisb. , Cicer nigrum hort., Cicer physodes Rchb. , Cicer rotundum Aleph. , Cicer sativum Schkuhr , Cicer sintenisii Bornm. , Ononis crotalarioides M.E. Jones .

Cicer arietinum belongs to the Cicer series from the Cicer section in the subgenus Cicer within the genus chickpeas .

Occurrence

Chickpeas are grown in many subtropical areas of the world. India and Australia are world leaders in manufacturing.

Chickpea varieties make little demands on the soil and get by with little water . In the temperate climate zones , the yields are low due to the lack of heat.

history

The chickpea probably comes from the wild growing Cicer reticulatum Lad. 8000 year old finds of cultivated chickpeas attest to their cultivation in the Neolithic period in Asia Minor . The chickpea was spread from there to the Near East , the Mediterranean and India. In Greece , pulses have been part of the diet since the Copper Age. In Asia Minor, chickpeas have been found in Karmir Blur , Yoncatepe, and Bastam . Chickpeas are also known from Troy VIIb and Gordion .

The chickpea has been cultivated as a useful crop in Greece and Italy since ancient times. In Germany, the only seeds found come from Roman times. In the estate regulations of Charlemagne , the chickpea is listed as 'cicerum italicum' in chapter 70. Hildegard von Bingen recommended Kicher as a light and pleasant food and as a remedy for fever. Albertus Magnus distinguished three varieties: white, red and black or dark form. Hieronymus Bock mentioned the Zysern (term in herbal books of the 16th century for giggles: Ziser or Zisererbsen) not for use in the kitchen, but rather as a medicine. After the First World War , roasted dark-seeded chickpeas were used as a coffee substitute in the vineyards on the Rhine and in Württemberg .

Dried chickpeas
chickpea stew

Historical forms of culture:

  • Cicer arietinum fo. album with yellowish white seeds as food
  • Cicer arietinum fo. fuscum with red-brown seeds
  • Cicer arietinum fo. macrospermum with large, black seeds as a coffee substitute
  • Cicer arietinum fo. vulgare with black seeds: for animal feed

use

The chickpea is mainly grown for human nutrition . The main growing areas of the chickpea today are Turkey , North Africa , Mexico , Afghanistan , India , Australia , Pakistan and Spain . In Mexico and India, chickpeas are still an important staple food. There are two types of food that are used in the kitchen: the small, wrinkled seeds from India and the larger, round, beige-yellow seeds from the Mediterranean, which are better known and more widespread in Europe.

A serving of lablabi

They can be bought ready-cooked in cans or as dried seeds (similar to green peas). The dried seeds are soaked cold (12 to 24 hours and longer) and then prepared as a stew , broth or puree, for example . In the Middle East and North Africa, among other things, chickpeas are roasted and eaten like nuts. The falafel, which is widespread in the Middle East and North Africa, is also made from seasoned chickpea pulp . In oriental cuisine, a paste made from chickpeas and sesame , called Hommos we Tahini or just hummus (spelling varies in the Latin alphabet), is very popular. Another preparation made from chickpea flour is the Italian farinata , also known as socca in the French city of Nice . In addition, dishes with chickpeas ( garbanzos there ) are known in Spain , for example cocido madrileño is a cooked national dish . In the Orient , a pastry made from fermented seeds is known as Schimitt . In Turkey, twice roasted seeds are known as leblebi , which are eaten like nuts, and a stew with meat is also common across the country. In Provence , a pastry is made from a mixture of chickpea and wheat flour . In India, young chickpea plants are used to prepare a salad or the cooked chickpeas are consumed under the name Chana Masala . In Tunisia , lablabi , which is made from chickpeas, tuna, harissa and eggs, is one of the national dishes .

Chickpea flour is also used in Indian cuisine, in the batter for pakora , in the sweet balls called Laddu , which are offered to the god Ganesha , among other things , and in various side dishes and biscuits. It is very rich in protein and, unlike wheat flour, gluten-free. It is also used with yogurt as an exfoliant. Chickpea flour pancakes are also known as farinata in Italy , particularly Liguria , and tortillitas de camarones in Andalusia, along with shrimp .

Average composition

The composition of chickpeas naturally fluctuates, both depending on the variety, the environmental conditions such as soil and climate, and the cultivation technique depending on fertilization and plant protection.

Details per 100 grams of dried chickpeas:

Components
water 9.3 g
protein 19.0 g
fat 5.9 g
Carbohydrates 1 44.3 g
Fiber 15.5 g
Minerals 2.9 g
Minerals
sodium 25 mg
potassium 755 mg
magnesium 125 mg
Calcium 125 mg
manganese 2.7 mg
iron 6.1 mg
copper 0.5 mg
zinc 2.4 mg
phosphorus 330 mg
selenium 0.009 mg
Vitamins
Retinol (Vit. A 1 ) 30 µg
Thiamine (Vit. B 1 ) 510 µg
Riboflavin (Vit. B 2 ) 135 µg
Nicotinic acid (Vit. B 3 ) 1600 µg
Pantothenic acid (Vit. B 5 ) 1300 µg
Vitamin B6 550 µg
Folic acid 340 µg
Vitamin E. 1400 µg
vitamin C 5000 µg
essential and
semi-essential amino acids
Arginine 2 1480 mg
Histidine 2 530 mg
Isoleucine 1140 mg
Leucine 1460 mg
Lysine 1370 mg
Methionine 260 mg
Phenylalanine 960 mg
Threonine 700 mg
Tryptophan 160 mg
Tyrosine 660 mg
Valine 980 mg
1 Difference calculation
2 semi-essential

The physiological calorific value is 1294  kJ (306 kcal) per 100 grams of edible portion. The high content of the amino acids arginine, leucine and lysine is striking.

Raw "chickpeas" - correctly would be "chickpea seeds" - contain the indigestible toxin phasin , which is broken down by the action of heat. Chickpeas should therefore only be eaten well cooked. The chickpea also uses raffinose as a storage carbohydrate, albeit only in relatively small amounts of 290 mg per 100 g dry weight. This triple sugar cannot be metabolized directly by humans and thus reaches the large intestine, where it is broken down under the influence of intestinal bacteria and gas is formed. Raffinose is to be regarded as dietary fiber .

Economical meaning

Chickpea production 2013

In 2018, India was the main producer of chickpeas with 66.2% of the world harvest. The 10 largest producers could bring in 94.3% of the harvest.

Largest chickpea producers (2018)
rank country Quantity
(in t )
1 IndiaIndia India 11,380,000
2 AustraliaAustralia Australia 998.231
3 TurkeyTurkey Turkey 630,000
4th RussiaRussia Russia 620,400
5 United StatesUnited States United States 577.970
6th EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 515,642
7th MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 509.856
8th MexicoMexico Mexico 351,796
9 PakistanPakistan Pakistan 323.364
10 CanadaCanada Canada 323.364
world 17.192.188

Diseases

The most important pests in chickpea cultivation are Fusarium oxysporum , which causes Fusarium wilt , and Didymella rabiei ( Syn .: Ascochyta rabiei ). In some countries such as Mexico, Italy and Australia, the chickpea rust ( Uromyces ciceris-arietini ) is also important.

Origin of words and common names

The Latin name of the plant is cicer - possibly related to the Hebrew kikar (round, rounded). Because the Latin "C" is spoken of as "K" (ie, "Kiker") was then finally in the resulting MHG and NHG Kicher , ie to denote the chickpea seeds of Cicer arietinum .

The other German-language trivial names exist or existed for the chickpea : Chicher, Chicherri, Chichirra, Chichuria, Chichurra, Cicererbis, Cisa, Cyfer, Czycke, Kichern (Old High German), Garabanzen ( Mark Brandenburg ), Kecher, Kechern, Kechir, Keichern, Kicherkraut , Kircheren, Kirchernkraut, Kyechirn, Seker, Sekeren, Ziseren, Schwarz Zisern, Ziser-Erwedsen, Zysern and Zyssern (Middle High German), Keicheren, Kekeren, Keyker ( Middle Low German ), Kicher ( Saxony ), Sisern, Sperberköpfl ( Styria ).

See also

Web links

Commons : Chickpea ( Cicer arietium )  - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Chickpea  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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