legume
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"Current legume consumption across Europe and the UK remains below dietary recommendations, with average intakes of only 8-15 g/day, far below the recommendations of 65 to 100 g/day recommended for overall cardiovascular health," they added.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
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
Cultural staples like hummus, muhammara, guacamole and Ethiopian legume stews all fall under the purée umbrella.
From Salon ● May 16, 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
Thus the interplanting of a legume and a nut tree seems to promise a continuous supply of the all-important nitrates for the nut tree.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association
Fruits, vegetables, legumes and dairy products are among the main dietary sources of potassium.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
By comparison, the typical U.S. adult consumes 3.6 servings of dark green vegetables and legumes and 2.6 servings of whole grains each day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 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
In Europe and Asia, farmers try to avoid stressing the soil by rotating crops; they may plant wheat one year, legumes the next, and let the field lie fallow in the year following.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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