Article: Fermented chickpea enhances nutritional quality, extends shelf life of white pan bread.

Chickpea is a high-value crop. It is a rich source of lysine. Together with carbohydrates and minerals, it offers nutritional benefits when added to bread formulations. Fermented chickpeas are being used in some Mediterranean countries as a leavening agent in traditional breads. Lesser-quality chickpeas can be utilized as starter cultures for bread-making.

The objective of scientists at North Dakota State University was to utilize low-quality chickpeas in bread-making. They also wanted to determine the physical dough properties of wheat flour with fermented chickpea as well as the final staling properties of the end product. They found that lower-grade fermented ...

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