Dry beans (kidney
bean, haricot bean, pinto bean, navy bean, lima bean, butter bean , azuki bean,
adzuki bean, mung bean, golden gram, green gram, black gram, urd, scarlet
runner bean, rice bean, moth bean, tepary bean)
Dry broad beans (horse
bean, broad bean, field bean)
Dry peas (garden
pea, protein pea)
Chickpea, garbanzo,
Bengal gram
Dry cowpea, black-eyed
pea, blackeye bean
Pigeon pea, cajan
pea, Congo bean
Lentil
Bambara groundnut, earth
pea
Vetch, common vetch
Lupins
Minor pulses (lablab,
hyacinth bean, jack bean, sword bean, winged bean, velvet bean, cowitch, yam
bean)
*Recognized by the
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Nutrient analysis of
pulses
Percentage of | Bean (pinto) | Pea | Chickpea | Lentil |
Moisture | 11.33 | 11.27 | 11.53 | 11.79 |
Protein | 21.42 | 24.55 | 19.3 | 24.95 |
Fat | 1.23 | 1.16 | 6.04 | 2.17 |
Ash | 3.46 | 2.65 | 2.48 | 1.94 |
Total dietary fiber | 15.5 | 25.5 | 17.4 | 10.8 |
US Department of Agriculture SR22