Chickpeas
Versatility, nutrition & great taste all in one
Your single source for chickpea expertise & ingredients
Chickpeas or garbanzo beans—no matter what you call them, they provide protein, fiber, and nutrients and are perfect for use across a growing variety of applications.
Ardent Mills can be your single source for all things chickpeas—from insights and inspiration to ingredients like whole chickpeas, flours and splits. With our broad network of growers, we have the largest supply of chickpeas in the market. And the Ardent Mills Emerging Nutrition team has the resources you need to make your new chickpea product a success.
Chickpeas have been in demand for millennia
Chickpeas have been a staple food all over the world for centuries, and their recent return to popularity isn’t likely to end. The global chickpea market is expected to grow at a 3.15% compound annual growth rate through 2029— roughly $1.58 billion in growth.1 As people are becoming more health-conscious, or looking for delicious, protein-forward snacks, chickpeas are becoming the ideal ingredient.2
- 85% of consumers say that ingredients play a role in what they choose to eat.3
- 60% of consumers are willing to pay more for foods that use whole or less processed ingredients.3
- 47% of consumers specifically seek out food that is not only “good for me,” but also good for the planet and the food supply system.3
Chickpeas can help manufacturers connect with wellness-minded or eco-conscious consumers (and many more) while providing the ingredient transparency they're looking for.
Want to see more of our chickpea insights? Read about the future of chickpeas in our infographic
Chickpeas for any purpose
Chickpeas are versatile. They can be the foundation of your next plant-based product. Or you can make a trending snack that consumers are craving. Create something entirely new with enticing ties to sustainability. Use them to add some nutrition, a satisfying nutty flavor or a creamy texture to your recipe. This flexible ingredient can do so much for your products. See some applications below.
A whole solution from seed to shelf
At Ardent Mills, our chickpea expertise goes back five generations—so we truly understand their power. As your one-stop-shop supplier partner, we integrate the full chickpea supply chain. Our local teams in Washington and Montana are committed to providing premium quality chickpeas, beginning with our seed sales and close collaboration with local growers. We are constantly working with growers across the United States, producing high-quality chickpea crops year after year and providing supply assurance in both quality and volume.
To support our customers who are innovating and developing products with chickpeas, we’ve developed a full portfolio of services—from seed preparation and delivery, to our regenerative agriculture program, to our alternative grain R&D innovation lab.
Dedicated to moving chickpeas forward
We’re committed to supporting customers who are innovating and developing products with chickpeas at their core. From our cross functional Emerging Nutrition Team that can help you innovate, to our state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Pullman, Washington that focuses on alternative grains, our teams are ready to help push your products into the future. Ardent Mills products like the chickpea-based Egg Replace, our Innovation Team and our Insights Team can help your organization be at the forefront of food.
The Ardent Mills chickpea portfolio
Whether you’re transforming a product to meet today’s health and wellness needs, or making a craveable new snack or treat, we’ve got the chickpea ingredients to get your product on the market.
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2. Technavio, 2024.
3. Ardent Mills Proprietary Research.