Chickpeas
Regarding iron content of foods, the highest sources are animal products. But certain plant-based foods can like provide high iron content. For example, chickpeas offer 3.7 mg of iron per cup and 14.6 g of protein. The iron content is 26 percent of the daily requirements.
For Spanish speakers, chickpeas are called garbanzos. The beans provide different tastes and textures to pasta dishes and salads. In addition, chickpeas are the primary ingredient in hummus. Hummus is iron-rich, and if you add some lemon juice to it, you increase the level of iron absorption from the vitamin C in lemon.
Chickpeas are beneficial to vegans. Since they avoid food items rich in iron, most suffer from iron deficiency. But since vegans can eat chickpeas, they can add more iron into their diet.
Chickpeas can help control blood sugar, which benefits people with diabetes. This is because the beans have a low glycemic index and contain amylose, a type of starch that your body digests slowly. Both these features prevent spikes in your sugar level.
It also helps with digestion because it is high in dietary fiber, including raffinose, a soluble fiber, making it colon-friendly.
