Pulses
The word “pulse” derived from the Greek word “poltos”, which means porridge. Pulses are important crops, serving as an important source of nutrition for billions of people around the world. Pulses encompases those species of plants that belong to the fabaceae (leguminoseae) family and are consumed by human beings or domestic animals, commonly in the form of dry matter seeds, i.e. as grain legumes.

Pulse Chemistry and Technology By Brijesh K. Tiwari, Narpinder Singh, Page no: 1.

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