Question

What are the characteristics of pulses and legumes? Give examples. (3marks) *​

Answer 1

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• 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

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.

Common types include black-eyed peas, chickpeas, beans (adzuki, cannellini, Great Northern, kidney, lima, navy, pinto, and soy beans), peanuts, and lentils (green and split red are most popular). You can eat green beans and snow peas in their pods.