First of all, we will explain about split peas. Split peas are a dried pea that has been separated into its two halves. In other words, split peas are an agricultural or culinary products consisting of the dried, peeled and split seeds. There are best types of split peas in Iran, due to suitable climate condition to planting and harvesting split peas in Iran.

Turkish split peas are very popular among other legumes. As you know, split peas are dried, peeled and split seeds are called split peas. But here we will be talking about yellow split peas that these products are types of this category.

Turkish split peas have a lot of nutritional benefits, these products are high in dietary fiber and protein. Also split peas are low in fat.

Turkish split peas carbohydrates, sugar, dietary fiber, fat and protein. In addition, the split peas contain vitamins such as: thiamine(B1), riboflavin(B2), niacin, pantothenic acid(b5), vitamin B6, vitamin K, E, C and choline, phosphorus, manganese, potassium and magnesium.

This product can be used in many Iranian foods, the most important and famous of which are meatball and mincemeat.

Yellow split pea is known as LAPPEH in western Asia and particularly in Iran. It is the main ingredient of the Iranian food”khoresh ghymeh” and “Tabriz kofteh” that is specialty from north Iran.

Turkish split peas have high quality that are widely used in Iran. But people don’t eat these products due to bloating, which is necessary to say, this problem is solved and you just need to soak the split peas in water for 24 hours. So the bloating in chickpeas and other legumes are eliminated and it is not necessary to remove this product from your diet.

Benefits and properties of Turkish split peas:

The following items are the health benefits of Turkish split peas:

1. May help lower blood pressure
2. Lower risk of certain cancers
3. Weight management
4. Reduce inflammation
5. Regulate blood sugar level
6. Improve the growth of infants and children
7. Help strengthen the immune system of infants and children
8. Improve bone growth and strength infants and children
9. It is beneficial for the health of pregnant women
10. Help treat anemia during pregnancy
11. Eliminate the risk of gastrointestinal diseases
12. Lower blood cholesterol
13. Reduce the risk of Tumors and cancer
14. Reduce the risk of liver diseases
15. Reduce the risk of osteoporosis
16. Treat hair loss
17. Treat anemia
18. Treat insomnia
19. One of the best sources of protein

Regularly consuming fiber rich foods like split peas is associated with many health benefits.so it is better to use these products and legumes in your diets regularly.

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