Natural Chickpeas are a staple ingredient for healthy diets, ideal for making hummus, salads, and stews.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown of common chickpea specifications:

Moisture:

Admixture:

Total Defects:

Weevilled Seeds:

Other Important Specifications:

Other Color Chickpeas: Maximum 5.0%
Insect Damaged Chickpeas: Maximum 1.0%
Moldy Chickpeas: Maximum 4.0%
Other Damaged Grains: Maximum 4.0%
Inorganic Matter: Maximum 0.2%
Filth: Maximum 0.1%
Size: Minimum 95.0% of chickpeas should have a diameter of ≥ 6 mm
Aflatoxin: Total aflatoxin levels should not exceed 20.0 ppb
Packaging: Chickpeas should be packed in suitable, clean, sound, and insect-free packages.
Pesticide Residues: Chickpeas should comply with maximum pesticide residue limits established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Appearance: Chickpeas should be sound, dry, fresh, and light to medium brown in color (a slight greenish tinge of the seed coat is allowed).
Foreign Matter: Maximum 1%
Green (Cotyledon color), Immature, shrunken, shriveled seeds: Maximum 3%
Broken and Splits: Maximum 2%
Damaged and Weevilled: Maximum 3% (Weevilled 2% max.)
Moisture: 10%
Varietals Admixture: Maximum 3%
Processing: Machine Cleaned, HPS (hand-picked and selected) Sorted
Storage: Chickpeas can be stored for 6-12 months, without exposure to heat, light and moisture

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