CDC Frontier belongs to which chickpea market type?

CDC Frontier belongs to the Kabuli chickpea market type.

Kabuli chickpeas generally have larger, rounder, smoother, and lighter-colored seeds than Desi chickpeas. They are widely used in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern foods, including hummus, because their pale appearance and creamy texture are familiar in retail markets.

CDC Frontier was released in 2003 by the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. It became an important Canadian cultivar and is described in scientific literature as a Kabuli-type variety. Its name can cause confusion because “CDC” identifies the Canadian breeding center, not a separate chickpea market class.

Desi is the other major cultivated market type. Desi seeds are usually smaller, darker, and more angular, and they are especially important in South Asian cuisines. “Black” and “green” describe colors or specialty forms, not the market-class identity of CDC Frontier.