legume

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People with the highest legume intake were 16% less likely to develop hypertension compared with those eating the lowest amounts.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Thousands of children may be avoiding peanut allergies thanks to research indicating that early exposure to—rather than avoidance of—the legume is key.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2025

At the Shoreline Fuel Mart, the longtime home of the languishing legume, an employee answered a phone call from a Times reporter this week with a sigh, saying: “Everybody keeps calling us about this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

A recent study, which referred to carob as a “neglected legume of the Mediterranean Basin,” called it a functional food due to its fiber and mineral content.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Very unfortunately we have not as yet any good perennial pasture legume adapted to Florida.

From Florida: An Ideal Cattle State by Association, Florida State Live Stock