Pulses

Main Growing Areas

Africa, Asia, Brazil, Madagascar

Main Markets

Southern American cuisine, canning. 

Black-eyed peas, also known as black-eyed beans, are small, creamy-white beans with a distinctive black spot on one end. They have a mild, slightly sweet flavour and a soft, creamy texture.

Main Growing Areas

Mexico, Central and South America, US

Main Markets

Latin American dishes, canned

Black Turtle Beans are a type of bean that is commonly used in Latin American cuisine. They are small, shiny, and black in color.

Main Growing Areas

Argentina, Peru, UK

Black Quinoa is a type of grain that is similar to white quinoa but has a darker colour and slightly different nutritional profile. It is a small, round, and black-coloured seed that is also similar in texture to couscous.

Main Growing Areas

Argentina, Asia, Colombia

Ethnic name: Cranberry beans, gadhra bean

A variety of kidney bean, this is a large plump bean that is pinkish-brown in colour with reddish-brown streaks. Borlotti beans are widely used in Italian cooking and have a sweetish flavour with a smooth creamy texture. They work well in salads and casseroles. The dried variety needs to be soaked in cold water before cooking.

Main Growing Areas

Canada, Turkiye,  Kazakhstan

Ethnic Name

Masoor while, sabut masoor

Brown lentils are the most common variety – any bag in the grocery store that says “lentils” without any other descriptor is most likely full of brown lentils. This variety of pulse can range in colour from khaki brown to dark black and has a mild, earthy flavour.

Chelmer Foods source Butter Beans from the USA, Canada, Turkey and Argentina. Butter beans are mainly used in the retail packing and canning industries.

White butter beans, a.k.a. lima beans, are large, creamy-white beans with a buttery, sweet flavor and creamy texture.

They are commonly used in soups, stews, salads, and casseroles, and are often served as a side dish or mixed with other vegetables and herbs.

Main Growing Areas

Canada, Australia, Russia, Turkiye, Argentina, Mexico

Ethnic Name

Kabuli Chana, Bengal Gram, Desi

Chickpeas are a small, hard, knobby, beige-coloured bean with a diameter of less a centimeter. These pulses tend to look like wrinkled hazelnuts. Many people consume chickpeas in the form of hummus, a type of dip made from mashed chickpeas and tahini. More expensive than Desi Chickpeas. More diameter means higher quality.

Main Growing Areas

Canada, France.

French Type Dark Green Speckled Lentils are a small blue/green lentil known as Puy lentils when grown in the Puy region of France. These pulses have a unique peppery taste and retain their shape well after cooking making them a great addition to lentil bolognese, shepherds pie or salads.

Chelmer foods source our beans from the USA, Canada, Argentina and Turkey.

We offer a range of beans including dark red kidney beans, pinto beans, alubia beans, haricot beans, black turtle beans, Borlotti beans etc for use in the retail packing and canning industries.

Main Growing Areas

Canada, Turkiye, Italy, Kazakhstan

Ethnic Name

Masoor dal

Green lentils are extremely similar to brown lentils, but they have a more robust and slightly peppery flavor and come in a range of sizes. These pulses can vary in colour from a pale or spotted green to a green-slate colour with hints of blue and black.

Main Growing Areas

Argentina, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Africa

Ethnic Name

Green Gram, Hare Mung.

Main Growing Areas

Argentina, Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States

Main Markets

Canning, catering, Latin America

Pinto beans are a common filling for burritos or tacos in Mexican cuisine as well as chili con carne as an alternative to kidney beans.

Chelmer foods source our pulses from the USA, Canada, Argentina and Turkey.

We offer a wide range of pulses at Chelmer Foods, from the very popular Red Split Lentils to Black Turtle beans.

Main Growing Areas

Argentina, Peru, UK

Red quinoa is a type of grain that is similar to white quinoa but has a more red colour and slightly different nutritional profile. It is a small, round, and red-coloured seed that is also similar in texture to couscous.

Main Growing Areas

Peru, UK, Argentina

White quinoa is a type of grain that has gained popularity in recent years due to its nutritional benefits and versatility in cooking. It is a small, round, and white-coloured seed that is similar in texture to couscous.