Pulses

Dry Beans

Beans are one of the longest-cultivated plants in the world. Currently, the world gene banks hold approximately 40,000 bean varieties, although only a fraction are mass-produced for regular consumption.

Dry Peas

The pea is the small spherical seed of the pod fruit Pisum sativum, an annual plant with a life cycle of one year. The immature peas are consumed throughout the world as a vegetable, fresh, frozen or canned.

Dry Chickpeas

The chickpea is an annual legume that has been cultivated in the Middle East for thousands of years. It is a nutrient-dense food, providing a rich source of protein, dietary fiber, folate, iron and phosphorus.

Dry Lentils

The lentil is an edible legume that comes from an annual plant known for the lens-like shape of its seed. Lentils comprise an important global food crop; A majority of production comes from Canada and India.

Fava Beans

Also known in as the broad bean, the fava bean is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, fava beans can be eaten raw or cooked.

Lupin Beans

Lupin beans are the yellow legume seeds of the genus Lupinus. Cultivated for human consumption since ancient times, Lupin beans have recently seen a rapid growth in use as a plant-based protein.

Mung Beans

The mung bean is a plant species in the legume family. It is mainly grown and consumed in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, where it has been domesticated for over 5,000 years.

Canola Seeds

Canola seeds contain about 45 percent oil. This large percentage of oil comes in a small package; canola seeds are similar in size to poppy seeds, though brownish-black in color.

Desi Chickpeas

The Desi type is smaller in size, has a thick, dark colored seed coat and is either de-hulled and split or de-hulled and ground into flour. It can also be roasted and puffed after splitting.