Pulse Crop in School MealsExpanding the possibilities
UNITED NATIONS
INTERNATiONAL
YEAR OF PULSES
2016
NUTRiTiON VS. COST
And, pulses
are
GLUTEN-FREE!
100 grams,
cooked
Calories
Fat (g)
Protein (g)
Carbohydrates (g)
Fiber (g)
Potassium (mg)
Iron (mg)
Magnesium (mg)
Data from the USDA Na/onal Nutrient Database Bold text ≥ 10% DV Highlighted boxes ≥ 20% DV (“Excellent Source”) White
Brown
Quinoa
Lentils
Rice
Rice
Pinto
Beans
Chickpeas
130
< 0.5
2.4
29
< 0.5
29
1.5
13
116
< 0.5
7.8
22
7.3
358
2.2
43
164
2.6
8.9
27
7.6
291
2.9
48
112
0.8
2.3
24
1.8
79
0.5
44
120
1.9
4.4
21
2.8
172
1.5
64
116
< 0.5
9.0
20
7.9
369
3.3
36
Comparison of Vegetables Cost vs. Nutrient Density
√ Fiber
√ Potassium
√ Magnesium
Drewnowski, A. (2013) PlosOne
pulse market
trends
U.S Per Capita Pulse Consump3on (pounds) Years Dry Peas & Len3ls Dry Beans 2012 0.6 6.3 2013 1.3 5.8 2014 1.3 6.3 Dry beans includes garbanzo beans(chickpeas) Source: USDA, Economic Research Service health
trends!
NEW USES
FOR PULSES
NEW USES
FOR PULSES
Fresh Take On Pulse Recipes
Salty Roasted Chick Peas
Bacon White Bean Burgers
Chickpea Nuggets
Shrimp Scampi with
Black Bean Pasta
Mini Cheesy Lentil Loaves
Black Bean Truffles
Blueberry Lentil Bars
Black Bean Lava Cake
Whole Pulses to Powder/Flour Options for School Meals
Scenario: A food manufacturer has a frozen breaded chicken product they would like to introduce into the school meal program. The breading uses chickpea and yellow pea flours instead of wheat flours. Since pulses are not considered grains, the food manufacturer would like to be able to count the chickpea and yellow pea flour as a vegetable. Whole Pulses to Powder/Flour Options for School Meals
Dry to Cook Equivalency •  Assume 1 cup dry chickpeas = 3 cups cooked •  NSLP Vegetable subcategory-­‐ legume weekly requirement = ½ cup •  Can be served in 1/8 cup servings •  25 pound dry chickpeas = 319 ½ cup servings of cooked chickpeas ( USDA CNP) •  12.76 ½ cup servings per pound dry chickpeas •  .078 pounds dry per ½ cup Whole Pulses to Powder/Flour Options for School Meals
Milling Dry whole chickpeas to Flour-­‐ chickpeas 100 lbs of dry chickpeas produces 77 lbs of chickpea flour 1 pound dry chickpeas = 0.77 pounds of chickpea flour Whole Pulses to Powder/Flour Options for School Meals
How much Chickpea flour = ½ cup cooked chickpeas ? 0.77 pounds of chickpea flour × 0.078 pounds dry chickpeas = 1 pound dry chickpeas ½ cup cooked chickpeas 0.06006 pounds chickpea flour per ½ cup cooked chickpeas Whole Pulses to Powder/Flour Options for School Meals
0.06006 pounds chickpea flour per ½ cup cooked chickpeas