Legumes: Example of a common allergy

Legumes

Legumes: Example of a common allergy

Pulses are here understood to mean:

• All kinds of beans:
  • green beans;
  • string beans;
  • lapwing beans;
  • flageolets;
  • aduki or adzuki beans;
  • brown and white beans;
  • black and red kidney beans;
  • lima beans;
  • mung beans;
  • snap beans;
  • bacon beans;
  • butter beans;
  • broad beans; snow peas.
• All types of peas:
  • green peas;
  • yellow peas;
  • green peas;
  • lentils;
  • capuchins;
  • chickpeas (or chickpeas).
• Bean sprouts, alfalfa, katjang idjoe;
• fenugreek.

Examples of ingredients and products that contain or may contain pulses 

• Flour from beans (clusterbean or guarflour) or peas and protein concentrates.
• Pastry, marzipan, soups, salads, cakes, biscuits, falafel, pudding powders, sweets,
• Vegetarian meat substitutes, oriental and Mexican dishes, ready-made meals.

Points of attention:

• Sprouts such as bean sprouts are not legume free;
• Bean sprouts are not legumes;
• Do not specify here: Gum arabic/guar gum;
• Do not enter carob gum and carob powder here;
• Do not specify here: peanuts, soya and lupine (these are legumes, but are specified separately).