ABSTRACT: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a cool-season legume with low fats and high concentrations of protein, carbohydrates, and minerals. As such, chickpea can contribute to alleviate hidden hunger due to mineral deficiencies and malnutrition, particularly in Asian and African countries. A chickpea germplasm panel composed of 256 accessions with both desi and kabuli types was evaluated for calcium (Ca), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zn) concentrations. High mean concentrations were found for Ca (181.2 mg/100 g), K (971.9 mg/100 g), Mg (135.2 mg/100 g), P (383 mg/100 g), Cu (0.73 mg/100 g), Fe (5.3 mg/100 g), Mn (4.1 mg/100 g), Se (0.01 mg/100 g), and Zn (2.41 mg/100 g), with a broad concentration range and high pe
