Plant Protein for Vegetarians – Legumes, Cereals, Millets, Dry nuts, Vegetables

Cereals:

They are simply grains. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy than any other type of crop .

  • Rice
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Millets
  • Oats

Millets

Millets are coarse grains which are good in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Non-gluten.

  • Jowar (sorghum), 
  • Ragi (finger millet), 
  • Korra (foxtail millet), 
  • Arke (kodo millet), 
  • Sama (little millet), 
  • Bajra (pearl millet), 
  • Chena/Barr (proso millet)
  • Sanwa (barnyard millet).

Legumes

  • Pulses – Dry beans, Lentils, Peas
  • Soybeans
  • Black eyed peas(Lobia)
  • Chickpeas(channa) all kinds
  • Green gram – Whole moong beans
  • Yellow gram – Split moon beans
  • Split pegion peas – Toor dal
  • Kidney beans – Rajma
  • Red gram – Masoor dal
  • White gram – Urad dal
  • Green peas and white peas

Nuts

  • Almonds
  • Ground nuts
  • Cashew nuts
  • Pista
  • Walnuts
  • Hazelnuts

Seeds

  • Hemp Seeds
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Flax seeds
  • Sesame seeds
  • Quinoa
  • Chia seeds

Vegetables (Has trace protein):

  • Broccoli
  • Mushrooms
  • Green peas
  • Spinach
  • Cauliflower
  • Sweet corns
  • Ladies finger
  • Carrot
  • Beat root

~Praveen Jada

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