Although used interchangeably, the terms “legumes,” “pulses,” and “beans” have distinct meanings. A legume refers to any plant from the Fabaceae family that would include its leaves, stems, and pods. A pulse is the edible seed from a legume plant. Pulses include beans, lentils, and peas.
What are the difference between the pulses?
In short: Legumes are edible plants that grow in pods, and pulses are edible seeds inside those pods that have been harvested and dried for you to eat. ... Legumes are fruit of plants in the pea family, but they're not confined to your typical pea. (BTW, here are the health benefits of the humble pea.)
Which pulse is best?
Pulses include all beans, peas and lentils, such as:
- baked beans.
- red, green, yellow and brown lentils.
- chickpeas (chana or garbanzo beans)
- garden peas.
- black-eyed peas.
- runner beans.
- broad beans (fava beans)
- kidney beans, butter beans (lima beans), haricots, cannellini beans, flageolet beans, pinto beans and borlotti beans.
