Abstract: Chickpea plants with high protein content. low fat and/or modified protein composition are provided. as well as progeny or parts thereof. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of many chickpea varieties were performed to derive markers for phenotypic traits that contribute to high protein content. low fat and/or modified protein composition. and a breeding simulation was used to identify the most common and most stable markers. Examples of such phenotypic traits include the protein content. the fat content as measured by near infrared spectroscopy. and protein composition and seed color traits. Following verification of trait stability over several generations. markers and marker cassettes comprising at least three specific QTLs were defined as being uniquely present in the developed chickpea lines. The resulting chickpea lines can be used to improve nutritional and organoleptic properties of various chickpea products and chickpea-based food ingredients. e.g., in plant-based protein products.