Green gram is one of the important pulse crop in India. It has been reported that Green gram has been cultivated in India since ancient times. It is believed that Green gram is a native of India and Central Asia and grown in these regions since prehistoric times. It is widely cultivated throughout the Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, south China, and Formosa. In Africa and U.S.A. it is probably recent. Green gram is a protein rich staple food. It contains about 25 percent protein, which is almost three times that of cereals.
It supplies protein requirement of vegetarian population of the country. It is consumed in the form of split pulse as well as whole pulse, which is an essential supplement of cereal based diet. The moong dal Khichdi is recommended to the ill or aged person as it is easily digestible and considered as complete diet. Roti with Moong dal and Moong dal chawal is an important ingredient in the average Indian diet. The biological value improves greatly, when wheat or rice is combined with Green gram because of the complementary relationship of the essential amino acids.
It is particularly rich in Leucine, Phenylalanine, Lysine, Valine, Isoleucine, etc. In addition to being an important source of human food and animal feed, Green gram also plays an important role in sustaining soil fertility by improving soil physical properties and fixing atmospheric nitrogen. It is a drought resistant crop and suitable for dryland farming and predominantly used as an intercrop with other crops. The chemical composition of Green gram is given below.
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Commodity | Green Gram |
Origin | India |
Moisture | 12% Max |
Broken | 0.5% Max |
Purity | 99.7% Min |
Foreign Matter | 0.50% |
Admixture | 0.3% Max |
Cleaning | Machine Cleaned |
Other edible grains | 0.5 % Max |
Damaged Grains | 2.0 % Max |
New Jute Bags | 25Kgs 25Kgs |
HDPE / P. P. Bags | 25Kgs | 50Kgs |
Custom Requirement | As per customer requirement |
Container Load Ability | 20 Feet FCL - 24 To 25 MTS |
Custom packaging can be provided on customer request or in special conditions.
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