Do Chickpeas Go Bad?

Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans are grown in Middle East countries for many years. These are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, improving your digestion and risk of several diseases.

Not only are these super healthy, but also they are super useful. You may use them as topping in your salads, in pizzas, curries, soups, sandwiches, and as a perfect substitute for your meat. If you are unable to provide them the required conditions, these may go bad. Once these go bad, you will have to throw them in the bin.

How To Store Chickpeas?

There are many merits of eating chickpeas we just mentioned above, but if you cannot store them the way they need to be stored, these merits will become demerits. However, once you can store and preserve them by providing the storage conditions needed by them, you will maximize their shelf life.

So how are you going to preserve your chickpeas so that you will be able to use them in your meals more often? How will you keep them fresh for longer so that you will not feel any need to throw them in the bin and enjoy their wholesomeness every time you bring them into your use.

For getting an insight into how to store your chickpeas, follow us on the article so that you will not have to regret next time letting them spoil. Let’s read to find out some storage techniques you may opt for.

Keep Them At Room Temperature

If you wish to store your chickpeas at room temperature, there is a particular way of doing that. Keep them in an airtight container if they are dried and after rinsing if they are soaked.

Do Not Store Them Without Drying

If you are storing them with any of the moisture left behind, they will go bad quicker. So whenever you come up with storing them, store them in dried form.

Transfer Them In A Resealable Freezer Plastic Bag

Once you have opened them, these can also be transferred in a quality plastic freezer bag to increase their shelf life.

Store Them After Cooling

Irrespective of your choice of container for storing your chickpeas, they must be cooled first so that they won’t sweat and lead to moisture.

Can You Freeze Chickpeas?

Out of many methods of preserving your food items, freezing them is also a good option. Freezing in some meals is discouraged while it may be adopted for some meals depend on the quality and taste they will be providing us after a while.

To freeze your chickpeas, pat them dry, then take a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper and place your chickpeas in a single layer place in a single layer. Now slide the sheet into the freezer; once these are frozen, throw them into a freezer bag and store them for up to 3 months.

How Long Do Chickpeas Last?

For how long are your chickpeas or garbanzo beans going to last? Well, the answer to that may vary because of the storage conditions that you provide them. If you can store them properly, they will not go bad so quickly, but they will lose both their taste and quality if not looked after. If you keep them in a cool and dry area, their shelf life will be maximized.

Properly dried and stored beans at room temperature will last up to 2 to 3 years but will remain safe beyond that. Frozen may be stored for 3 months. They may change their color, flavor, or texture after the best before the date mentioned for good quality, but in most cases, they will be safe to consume if kept unopened and under proper conditions.

How To Tell If Chickpeas Have Gone Bad?

Chickpeas are used in various countries because of their versatile usability. Most of the time, your chickpeas are not spoiled quickly like other food items and can be used easily thereby.

Yes, they don’t get spoiled readily, but it certainly does not mean that this rule is applicable every time.  No! They may go bad, and there are a few signs we will tell you below so that you can either use them or not, depending upon whether the signs are observable.

There are few indications you can notice to know if your chickpeas are good or bad.

• Odor: The best way to check out the spoilage of chickpeas is by smelling them. If you smell an odor from them, throw them right away.
• Insect or mold appearance: If you witness any mold or insect appearance on your chickpeas, discard them.
• Flavor: If they have developed an odd flavor, it is also a sign of their spoilage.
• Texture: Their softness is also a confirmation of the spoilage.

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