pulse food product http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/faoinfo/economic/faodef/fdef04e.htm#4.02 Damion Dooley PULSES are annual leguminous crops yielding from one to 12 grains or seeds of variable size, shape and colour within a pod. They are used for both food and feed. The term "pulses" is limited to crops harvested solely for dry grain, thereby excludingcrops harvested green for food (green peas, green beans, etc.) which are classified as vegetable crops. Also excluded are those crops used mainly for oil extraction (e.g.soybeand and groundnuts) and leguminous crops (e.g. seeds of clover and alfalfa) that are used exclusively for sowing purposes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume#Classification_of_pulses pulse pulses legume food product