When BLACK GRAMS (Kala Chana or Garbanzo beans or chickpeas) acted a savior

It was during my late twenties , when suddenly a little white scar appeared on my chin. My habit of  taking daily a glass of orange juice resulted in spreading of white scars (vitiligo)  on  my face  .  It worried my parents and also  shattered my confidence . I visited a few doctors (skin specialists),  but of no avail. Then , one of my known  took me to Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research (popularly called PGI , renown medical institute at Chandigarh)  where his younger brother was a resident doctor and assured me of complete riddance from white scars on my face. After having breakfast at friend's  brother's  residence , I was taken to skin department ,  where I was diagnosed thoroughly and prescribed a very little dose of medicine for month. While returning from from PGI , an elderly person  was sitting beside me in the bus  asked me about my white scars on my face . He advised my about eating black grams and see its miraculous results. I took his advise very seriously and started eating  soaked and little fried black grams daily at breakfast. It would take me half an hour in finishing my breakfast . I started having miraculous change in my face and white scars disappeared in short span of six months and before my marriage. I kept eating black grams for two years and still I do but  not so  frequent. It added an extra ordinary strength in my body . Today , I owe change in my life to the timely help of friend and eating black grams . What a beautiful gift of the nature !!!!!

 

Nutritional Overview

A cup of boiled kala chana contains 269 calories. It has 4 grams of total fat, with less than 1/2 gram of cholesterol-raising saturated fat. Beans are good plant-based sources of protein, and 1 cup of kala chana contains 15 grams of protein, or 30 percent of the daily value based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Each cup of cooked kala chana provides 45 grams of total carbohydrates, including 8 grams of natural sugars. Garbanzo beans are cholesterol-free.

Good Source of Dietary Fiber

Each cup of kala chana provides 13 grams of dietary fiber. A high-fiber diet lowers your cholesterol levels and helps prevent constipation. Fiber helps regulate blood-sugar levels in individuals with diabetes, according to the Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center. A 2,000-calorie diet should include at least 28 grams of fiber per day, but the average American consumes only 12 to 18 grams of fiber per day. Kala chana and other types of beans, lentils, fruits, vegetables and whole grains are good sources of fiber.

Potassium and Sodium

Each cup of kala chana provides 477 milligrams of potassium, or 14 percent of the daily value, and only 11 milligrams of sodium, or less than 1 percent of the daily value. Sodium causes your body to retain water and increases your blood pressure, while potassium helps reduce the effects of sodium, according to MayoClinic.com. A high-potassium, low-sodium diet helps prevent high blood pressure and an increased risk of stroke and kidney disease. A cup of kala chana boiled in salt water contains 399 milligrams of sodium.

Iron, Calcium and Folate

A cup of boiled kala chana provides 4.7 milligrams of iron, or 28 percent of the daily value. Iron is a component of hemoglobin, which is the oxygen-carrying component of your red blood cells. Iron deficiency causes anemia. Each cup of boiled kala chana provides 80 milligrams of calcium, or 8 percent of the daily value for this bone-strengthening mineral. Pregnant women need to have adequate stores of folate for preventing neural tube birth defects, and a cup of boiled kala chana supplies 282 micrograms of folate, or 71 percent of the daily value.

Kala Chana Uses

You can add canned or boiled kala chana to salads to increase the protein and fiber content.  You can limit the sodium in kala chana recipes by adding less salt for seasoning during cooking and at the table and by using low-sodium canned kala chana instead of salted canned beans.

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