What Comes After the 2016 International Year of Pulses?

摘要

The United Nations' designation of 2016 as the International Year of Pulses provided an unprecedented opportunity to focus the world's attention on the 12 crops recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as pulses. Combined with consumer demands for high-protein, high-fiber, and clean-label ingredients, pulses are a viable food ingredient for multiple end-use applications. As a result, there is a need for expansion of fundamental research on the functionality of pulse ingredients and their end-use applications.