A pulse is the edible seed from a legume plant. Pulses include beans, lentils, and peas. For example, a pea pod is a legume, but the pea inside the pod is the pulse.
Beans, pulses, nuts and seeds. Pulses include beans, lentils and peas. They are a cheap, low-fat source of protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals, and they count towards your recommended five daily portions of fruit and vegetables. A pulse is an edible seed that grows in a pod.
First and foremost, think of legumes, pulses, and beans in a hierarchy: legumes are the umbrella term, with pulses directly underneath. Beans fall under both of these – beans are legumes and pulses. What are Legumes? Legumes include all types and forms of beans and peas that come from the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) botanical family.
Where does beans come from?
Beans are one of the longest-cultivated plants. Broad beans, also called fava beans, in their wild state the size of a small fingernail, were gathered in Afghanistan and the Himalayan foothills. In a form improved from naturally occurring types, they were grown in Thailand from the early seventh millennium BCE, predating ceramics.
From its origins as a wild vine in Central and South America to the thousands of varieties grown around the world today, beans have evolved to be one of the world’s most important and versatile crops. The common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris) originated as a wild vine in Central and South America.
While I was writing we ran into the query “What is the history of beans?”.
Not until the second millennium BCE did cultivated, large-seeded broad beans appear in the Aegean, Iberia and transalpine Europe. In the Iliad (8th century BCE) there is a passing mention of beans and chickpeas cast on the threshing floor. Beans were an important source of protein throughout Old and New World history, and still are today.
You might be wondering “Where are beans grown in the world?”
Some have found that exceptions are lentils and cowpeas. The world leader in production of Dry Beans ( Phaseolus spp), is Myanmar (Burma), followed by India and Brazil. In Africa, the most important producer is Tanzania.
What are some examples of pulse seeds?
A pulse is an edible seed that grows in a pod. Pulses include all beans, peas and lentils, such as: baked beans. Red, green, yellow and brown lentils., and black-eyed peas., and garden peas., and runner beans., and chickpeas.
Where does Vanilla Bean come from?
The plant that produces the delicious vanilla bean has its origins in Mexico and was kept secret by the native Totonac Indians for centuries. The Totonac Indians were conquered by the Aztecs who kept these glorious vanilla plants to themselves.