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‘BeanTok’: Evidence-Based Considerations for Health Professionals
‘BeanTok’, a TikTok trend promoting up to two cups of beans daily, offers health professionals a chance to reinforce the benefits of legumes, while emphasising moderation. Nutritional Profile and Evidence-Based…
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Whole Grain Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of whole grains, their health benefits, recommended intake, and the potential economic and disease-prevention impacts of consuming enough whole grains.
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Fibremaxxing: The Social Media Trend That’s Mostly Backed by Science
Protein-packed products may be dominating the shelves and health conversations, but a new trend is quietly picking up steam: fibremaxxing. Popularised on social media, this trend encourages people to intentionally…
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Legume Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
A fact sheet on legumes for health professionals.
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What’s the Difference Between Legumes, Pulses and Beans? And Why It’s Worth Eating More! On Nutrition Science Bites with Professor Clare Collins
In this episode of Nutrition Science Bites, Prof Clare Collins and Ilyse Jones discuss the differences between legumes, pulses, and beans and why they are a great source of nutrients,…
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Sustainability & Pulses
Pulses, also known as legumes, are a group of plant-based foods that include lentils, chickpeas, beans, and peas. They are an excellent source of protein, fibre, and a range of…
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Dietary Fibre: The Digestive health star
Dietary Fibre is the indigestible part of plant foods that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the small intestine1. Dietary fibre promotes beneficial physiological effects such as laxation, reduction…
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Whole Grains for Kids Health
What is a wholegrain? A ‘whole grain’ refers to an intact grain. It must contain all three components of a grain – the bran layer, endosperm, and germ. Each component…
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Nutrient Composition of Legumes
The table below lists some of the key nutrients that grains/legumes contain and the proportion contribution to the Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDI) for each.
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Nutrient Composition of Grains
The table below lists some of the key nutrients that grains/legumes contain and the proportion contribution to the Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDI) for each.
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Grain & Legume Snacks Factsheet
GLNC Snacks Factsheet – 2020
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Meat Alternatives Factsheet
GLNC Meat Alternatives 2020 Factsheet
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Peanut Butter Factsheet
GLNC PB Factsheet – 2020
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Peanuts
Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) or “groundnuts” as they are commonly referred to, belong to the bean and legume family. Unlike tree nuts that grow above the ground, peanuts grow below the…
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Is plant-based meat all it’s cracked up to be?
Plant-based meats are booming on supermarket shelves, with our latest Australian-first study showing that the category has grown a massive five-fold in number – up 429% – since just 2015.…
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Legume Infographic
Take a look at our legume infographic here.