Legumes and Legume Products

Legumes, also named as beans or pulses comprise a variety of grams. Most commonly eaten pulses are Bengal gram, red gram, green gram or black gram. Others include lentils, peas and beans including soya bean.
Legumes usually contain 20-25% of protein, which are double that is found in wheat and three times that found in rice. In fact, pulses contain more protein than eggs, fish or flesh foods.
However, concerning quality, pulse proteins are inferior to animal proteins. Pulse proteins are poor in methionine and to a lesser extent, cystein (types of amino acid- precursor of protein). On the other hand, it is rich in lysine. Soya bean is exceptionally rich in protein, containing up to forty percent. In addition, pulses are rich in different minerals and B-group vitamins such as riboflavin and thiamine. In the dry state, legumes do not contain vitamin C.
Germinating pulses, however, contain higher concentrations of vitamin C.
Legumes are called "Poor man's meat".

Benefits of taking Legumes and legume products

Easily digestible.
Cheap source of vegetable protein.

Risk

There is a type of legume called - Lathyrus sativus (scientific name). It can give rise to a disease named lathyrism. This is a disease of the nervous system.

Suggestions

Before preparing, wash the legumes thoroughly, but do not over wash as it removes the peel that contains useful nutrients.

Recommended daily dose

Twenty grams daily for a healthy young adult.

Legumes and Legume Products subcategories

Adzuki beans
Baked beans
Cranberry beans
Great northern beans
Kidney beans
Navy beans
Pinto beans
Pink beans
White beans
Broadbeans
Chickpeas
Lima beans
Mung beans
Peanuts and Peanut butter
Soy
Tofu

Food in category Legumes and Legume Products, ordered alphabetically

Bacon bits, meatless
Bacon, meatless
Baked beans, canned, no salt added
Bean beverage
Beans, black turtle soup, mature seeds, canned
Beans, black turtle soup, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, black turtle soup, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, black turtle soup, mature seeds, raw
Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, black, mature seeds, raw
Beans, chili, barbecue, ranch style, cooked
Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, french, mature seeds, raw
Beans, liquid from stewed kidney beans
Beans, winged, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, yellow, mature seeds, raw
Carob flour
Chicken, meatless
Chicken, meatless, breaded, fried
Chickpea flour (besan)
Chili with beans, canned
Ensure fiber with fos, liquid
Falafel, home-prepared
Fish sticks, meatless
Frankfurter, meatless
Green giant, harvest burger, original flavor, all vegetable protein patties, frozen
Hummus, commercial
Hummus, home prepared
Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, raw
Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Lentils, pink, raw
Lentils, raw
Luncheon slices, meatless
Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Lupins, mature seeds, raw
Meat extender
Meatballs, meatless
Miso
Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Mothbeans, mature seeds, raw
Natto
Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated
Papad
Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Peas, split, mature seeds, raw
Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw
Refried beans, canned (includes usda commodity)
Sandwich spread, meatless
Sausage, meatless
Tempeh
Tempeh, cooked
Vegetarian fillets
Vegetarian meatloaf or patties
Vegetarian stew
Veggie burgers, unprepared
Winged beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Winged beans, mature seeds, raw
Worthington foods, loma linda, big franks, meatless franks, canned
Yardlong beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Yardlong beans, mature seeds, raw
Yardlong beans, yardlong, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

Adzuki beans

Beans, adzuki, mature seed, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, canned, sweetened
Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw
Beans, adzuki, yokan, mature seeds

Baked beans

Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian
Beans, baked, canned, with beef
Beans, baked, canned, with franks
Beans, baked, canned, with pork
Beans, baked, canned, with pork and sweet sauce
Beans, baked, canned, with pork and tomato sauce
Beans, baked, home prepared

Cranberry beans

Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, canned
Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw

Great northern beans

Beans, great northern, mature seeds, canned
Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, great northern, mature seeds, raw

Kidney beans

Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned
Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, raw
Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, raw
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw
Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled with salt
Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, raw

Navy beans

Beans, navy, mature seeds, canned
Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, navy, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, navy, mature seeds, raw

Pinto beans

Beans, pinto, mature seeds, canned
Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, pinto, mature seeds, raw

Pink beans

Beans, pink, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, pink, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, pink, mature seeds, raw

White beans

Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, small white, mature seeds, raw
Beans, white, mature seeds, canned
Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Beans, white, mature seeds, raw

Broadbeans

Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned
Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw

Chickpeas

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw
Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, raw
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned with pork
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, canned, plain
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw

Lima beans

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, raw
Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw

Mung beans

Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Mung beans, mature seeds, raw
Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw

Peanuts and Peanut butter

Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt
Peanut butter, chunk style, without salt
Peanut butter, chunky, vitamin and mineral fortified
Peanut butter, reduced sodium
Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt
Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt
Peanut butter, smooth, reduced fat
Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin and mineral fortified
Peanut flour, defatted
Peanut flour, low fat
Peanut spread, reduced sugar
Peanuts, all types, cooked, boiled, with salt
Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, with salt
Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt
Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, with salt
Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, without salt
Peanuts, all types, raw
Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, with salt
Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, without salt
Peanuts, spanish, raw
Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, with salt
Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, without salt
Peanuts, valencia, raw
Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, with salt
Peanuts, virginia, oil-roasted, without salt
Peanuts, virginia, raw
Usda commodity, peanut butter, smooth

Soy

Soy flour, defatted
Soy flour, defatted, crude protein basis (n x 6.25)
Soy flour, full-fat, raw
Soy flour, full-fat, raw, crude protein basis (n x 6.25)
Soy flour, full-fat, roasted
Soy flour, full-fat, roasted, crude protein basis (n x 6.25)
Soy flour, low-fat
Soy flour, low-fat, crude protein basis (n x 6.25)
Soy meal, defatted, raw
Soy meal, defatted, raw, crude protein basis (n x 6.25)
Soy milk, chocolate, fluid
Soy milk, fluid
Soy milk, fluid, calcium fortified
Soy protein concentrate, crude protein basis (n x 6.25), produced by acid wash
Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash
Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction
Soy protein isolate
Soy protein isolate, potassium type
Soy protein isolate, potassium type, crude protein basis
Soy protein isolate, protein technologies international, proplus
Soy protein isolate, protein technologies international, supro
Soy sauce made from hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Soy sauce made from soy (tamari)
Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu)
Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu), low sodium
Soybean, curd cheese
Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt
Soybeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted
Soybeans, mature seeds, raw
Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, no salt added
Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, salted
Soyburger
Vermicelli, made from soy

Tofu

Mor-nu, tofu, silken, lite firm
Mori-nu, tofu, silken, extra firm
Mori-nu, tofu, silken, firm
Mori-nu, tofu, silken, lite extra firm
Mori-nu, tofu, silken, soft
Tofu yogurt
Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)
Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate
Tofu, extra firm, prepared with nigari
Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari)
Tofu, fried
Tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate
Tofu, hard, prepared with nigari
Tofu, okara
Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate
Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate
Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu)
Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu), prepared with calcium sulfate
Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari)