Pulses can be milled into flour and used like cereal grains. 

Free of the 14 main allergens, they offer nutritional and functional advantages compared with other GF ingredients. Pulses are a good source of protein, complex carbohydrates, fibre, B-vitamins and minerals, and contribute to slow glucose release.

Pulse proteins have good emulsion and gelling capabilities. Pasting and gelatinisation temperatures of pulses are typically higher than wheat; and they tend to have higher water and oil holding capacity, so recipes need to be optimised.

Tiia Morsky, senior cereal scientist, Campden BRI

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