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Grain legumes are cultivated for their seeds, [21] for humans and animals to eat, or for oils for industrial uses. Grain legumes include beans, lentils, lupins, peas, and peanuts. [22] Legumes are a key ingredient in vegan meat and dairy substitutes. They are growing in use as a plant-based protein source in the world marketplace.
The word 'bean', for the Old World vegetable, existed in Old English, [3] long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe. With the Columbian exchange of domestic plants between Europe and the Americas, use of the word was extended to pod-borne seeds of Phaseolus, such as the common bean and the runner bean, and the related genus Vigna.
Raw lupin beans are 10% water, 40% carbohydrates, 36% protein, and 10% fat (table). In a 100-gram ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -ounce) reference amount, raw lupins supply 1,550 kilojoules (370 kilocalories) of food energy and are moderate-rich sources of B vitamins , especially folate at 89% of the Daily Value (DV) (table).
Beans and legumes are a great source of plant protein, fiber and other nutrients. ... Beans are classified as a fiber-rich food, also called prebiotics, which feed the good bacteria in the gut and ...
A selection of various legumes. This is a list of legume dishes.A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed (e.g. beans and lentils, or generally pulse), for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure
The peanut is an annual herbaceous plant growing 30 to 50 centimetres (12 to 20 in) tall. [9] As a legume, it belongs to the botanical family Fabaceae, also known as Leguminosae, and commonly known as the legume, bean, or pea family. [1] Like most other legumes, peanuts harbor symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their root nodules. [7]
Lentil is a pulse or grain legume. Pulses or grain legumes, [5] members of the pea family, have a higher protein content than most other plant foods, at around 20%, while soybeans have as much as 35%. As is the case with all other whole plant foods, pulses also contain carbohydrates and fat. Common pulses include: chickpeas; common beans
Sprouts growing in a verrine Mung bean sprouts in a bowl, grown without light to maintain its pale colour and reduce bitterness. Sprouts can be germinated at home or produced industrially. They are a prominent ingredient of a raw food diet and are common in Eastern Asian cuisine. Raw lentils contain lectins which can be reduced by sprouting or ...