Mancini Chickpeas
Soil improvers are legume crops that we rotate every year with durum wheat in our farm’s fields in the heart of the Marche region.
They naturally enrich the soil by fixing nitrogen, a fundamental nutrient.
They improve the fertility of the land, which will then host our Estate Pasta’s durum wheat the following year.
This crop rotation gives life to Mancini Chickpeas: precious to the earth, ideal for a diet rich in fiber and protein.
Soaking time
12 hours
Cooking time
2 hours
Diameter
7,8 - 8,2 mm
The Land teaches over the years
It was 1938 when Mariano Mancini founded the family farm in Monte San Pietrangeli, choosing to grow wheat and to be among the first to use threshing machines.
In 2010, his grandson Massimo launched the Pastificio Agricolo project: the durum wheat took shape as Pasta Agricola Mancini (Mancini’s Estate Pasta).
A lesson from farming tradition links the past to the present: the rotation of cereals with legume crops in the fields.
Crop rotation is part of Mancini’s Good Agricultural Practices (G.A.P.), a set of agronomic guidelines we follow to ensure an environmentally friendly and sustainable management of our farming activities. Its goal is to harvest products of the highest and most nutritious quality with the least possible environmental impact and zero chemical residues.
We rotate the crops to maintain and improve fields’ fertility, sowing our durum wheat after soil-enriching pulses (chickpeas, clover, faba beans, pea beans) or industrial crops (sunflowers, rapeseed).
Wheat
Soil-enriching Crops (Pulses)
Industrial Crops
Rotating crops to regenerate the soil
Benefits for the Soil
Legumes capture atmospheric nitrogen—an essential nutrient—and fix it in the soil through their roots. This process promotes an increase in organic matter, an important indicator of soil fertility.
Environmental Benefits
The increase in organic matter, a key goal of all Mancini Good Agricultural Practice (G.A.P.) actions, helps store CO₂ in the soil, thus contributing positively to the reduction of air pollution.
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of our chickpea fields
2025 Harvest
Variety
Alamo
Sowing
from February
Seeding Density
100 kg/ha
Harvesting
August
Total Traceability and Recyclability
From the cultivation field to the packaging date, you can access detailed traceability information for each package by scanning the QR code on the back of the box.
Mancini Chickpeas are packed in a controlled atmosphere to ensure maximum shelf life.
The cardboard box contains an inner plastic bag that is fully recyclable and provides the highest protection against external agents and moisture.
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