Botanical Name: Cicer Arietinum
Indian Names: Chole Chana, Kabuli Chana.
Other Names: Garbanzo Bean (Spanish-derived name)
Country of Origin: India, Sudan, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Bulgaria, China, Iran, Russia, USA, Uzbekistan, etc.
Drying: Sun Dried or machine-dried as per availability
Cleaning: Machine Cleaned and Sortex (Sorted) Cleaning as per demand.
Sizes of Kabuli Chickpeas in millimeters (mm): 38/40 (14 mm), 40/42 (13 mm), 42/44 (12 mm), 44/46 (11 mm), 46/48 (10 mm), 58/60 (09 mm), 60/62 (08 mm), 75/80 (07 mm), 80/85 (06mm).
the pair of CPO and Size in mm (millimeter) may vary w.r.t. different countries of origins and harvesting stock, season, storage conditions, etc. factors
Kabuli Chickpeas Counts Per Ounce (CPO): 38/40, 40/42, 42/44, 44/46, 46/48, 48/50, 50/52, 52/54, 54/56, 56/58, 58/60, 60/62, 62/64, 75/80, 80/85.
Indian Kabuli Chickpeas are usually transacted/dealt by the criteria of CPO.
Moisture: 10% max to 12-13% max. as per the season, harvesting stock, country of origin, etc. conditions.
Purity: 99.00 % min
Shape: oval to spherical shape
Appearance: the surface of Kabuli Chickpeas can be rugged, and wrinkled surface for most varieties across multiple origins, but there are also some Kabuli Chickpeas with smooth surfaces from certain countries of origin.
Color: Different colors/shades of Light Tan, Fawn-Yellowish, Beige, and uniform colors are observed.
Shriveled Seeds: 0.5 % max
Split: 0.1 % max (in case supply/export of Broken Kabuli Chickpeas the Split percentage will be 100%)
Foreign Matter (other than Varietal admixture): 0.2 % max
Insect infestation: NIL
Whole insects, alive or dead (by count): NIL
Pernicious impurities like hair, glass, stone and metal: NIL
Broken: 1.0 % max (in case supply/export of Broken Kabuli Chickpeas the Broken percentage will be 100%)
Split: 0.75 % max
Weevil bitten: 0.4 % max
Aborted: 0.5 % max
Stained: 0.5 % max
Discolored: 0.5 % max
Smooth: 0.5 % max
Green: 0.5 % max
Immature, Shrunken: 1% max
Weevilled: 0.1 % max
Damaged: 0.50 % max
Varietal Admixture: 0.10 % max
Black seeds: 0.5 % max
Presence of weed seeds: 0.5 % max
Sclerotinia: NIL / not allowed.
