legume

Thousands of children may be avoiding peanut allergies thanks to research indicating that early exposure to—rather than avoidance of—the legume is key.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025

At the Shoreline Fuel Mart, the longtime home of the languishing legume, an employee answered a phone call from a Times reporter this week with a sigh, saying: “Everybody keeps calling us about this.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

He added, "Soybeans are a legume that contains a great deal of protein. Soybeans are 40% protein, while wheat is only 10%. Therefore, the more soybeans you use, the more protein you have."

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2024

Depending on the nitrogen available in the soil, legume plants can be in different states: lacking nitrogen, in a partnership with the bacteria, or using nitrogen from inorganic sources like nitrate.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

The maize will grow if planted; the legume Will ripen; and our hands will surely fill, If we but ask the earth and gods to help And second our endeavors.

From Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation by Hiram Hoyt Richmond

Fruits, vegetables, legumes and dairy products are among the main dietary sources of potassium.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Higher consumption of olive oil, fish, and legumes was associated with increased levels of humanin.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

But over the years, the mushy yellow-brown legumes "became an acquired taste like a strong cheese can, because you know how cheese can smell like dirty socks," the 47-year-old Arizonan said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Khichdi, derived from the Sanskrit word khicca, meaning a dish made with rice and legumes, dates back to the ninth century B.C.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

“Perhaps you’d find that you prefer broccoli to flesh and legumes to legs.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine