Les légumes secs, aliments de choix à valoriser

United Nations proclaims 2016 as “International Year of Pulses” and encourage a paradigm shift towards including more of this nutritional powerhouse in diets all over the world. The aim of this paper is to raise global awareness on the multitude of benefits of pulses. Pulses, though small in size, should have a larger part in a modern healthy food. Pulses are eaten all over the world but not so much in France. Although they are a rich source of protein and essential amino acids that act as the perfect complement to cereals. They are also a good supply of carbohydrates and micronutrients, as well as high quality dietary fibers.