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Some Fabaceae, such as Scotch broom and other Genisteae, are leguminous but are usually not called legumes by farmers, who tend to restrict that term to food crops. [ 5 ] The FAO recognizes 11 primary pulses, excluding green vegetable legumes (e.g. green peas) and legumes used mainly for oil extraction (e.g., soybeans and groundnuts) or used ...
Grain legumes are cultivated for their seeds, and are also called pulses. The seeds are used for human and animal consumption or for the production of oils for industrial uses. Grain legumes include both herbaceous plants like beans, lentils, lupins, peas and peanuts, [67] and trees such as carob, mesquite and tamarind.
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
As a global food source, the most important edible seeds by weight are cereals, followed by legumes, nuts, [2] then spices. Cereals (grain crops) and legumes correspond with the botanical families Poaceae and Fabaceae, respectively, while nuts, pseudocereals, and other seeds form polyphylic groups based on their culinary roles.
Along with eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, eating more legumes has been linked to a significantly lower risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and ...
2 Legumes. 3 Nightshades. 4 Fruits. 5 Nuts. 6 Root ... For a list of food plants and other crops which were only introduced to Old World cultures as a result of the ...
The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, [2] goober (US), [3] goober pea, [4] pindar (US) [3] or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large commercial producers, both as grain legume [ 5 ] and as an oil crop. [ 6 ]
Pulse crop diseases (1 C, 25 P) S. Soy products (2 C, 24 P) Soybeans (4 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Edible legumes" The following 107 pages are in this category, out ...