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What are PULSES?

 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. For example, a pea pod is a legume, but the pea inside the pod is the pulse.

Pulses are a good source of  Protein, Folate, Fiber (both insoluble and soluble), Iron, Phosphorus, Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids including linoleic and oleic acids.

Eating pulses in a balanced diet may prevent us from development of chronic diseases like: Cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes.

 

What amount of pulses we waste annually?

India wastes 6.36% to 8.41% of total produce of pulses annually. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nation we waste approx. 500 Million tons of pulses annually. Worldwide, 30% of food is lost or wasted that averages out to 614 kcal per person per day ! 100gms of pulses contain approx. 352kcal. Generally, the recommended daily calorie intake is 2,000 calories a day for women and 2,500 for men. If we save 1 ton of pulses from waste we can save total of 35,20,000kcal, which can feed approx. 1700 women or 1400 men.

So think before you waste!!

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