Chickpea Flour
Also known as: chick pea flour, gram flour, garbanzo bean flour, besan
Chickpea flour is a conventional milled legume product. It is naturally gluten-free, high in protein and fiber, and reviews consider chickpea a nutritionally beneficial staple with no safety concerns at typical food intake.
What it is
Flour milled from dried chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.); also called gram flour or besan.
Gluten-free legume flour used in batters, flatbreads, fritters, and as a protein-fortifying ingredient.
What regulators actually say
"Chickpea is a good source of protein and carbohydrate, fiber, and an important source of essential minerals and vitamins."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Conventional food. Eligible to bear FDA 'gluten-free' label under 21 CFR 101.91.
European Union — EFSA
Conventional food in the EU.
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