Abstract
At present, it is relevant to investigate new sources of nutrients with
beneficial activity for humans, so the scientific community has proposed to investigate
different legumes such as beans, soybeans, and chickpeas. Chickpea is a grain with
high nutrient (lipids, minerals, protein, and carbohydrates) content and is commonly
used in Mediterranean cuisine. However, chickpea is a grain with high protein content,
which has attracted the attention of researchers, as it is a new source for the obtainment
of peptides with biological activity; in that sense, peptides with antioxidant,
antihypertensive, hypocholesterolemic, anticancer, and antidiabetic activity have
already been reported. This chapter summarizes the most recent information about the
biological activity of peptides from chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) grain.
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