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Cracked Pulses, Grit, and Meal

Avena Best Cracked Pulses, Grit, and Meal

Avena Best Cracked Pulses, Grit, and Meal are milled from whole, split and decorticated pulse crops (beans, chickpeas, lentils and peas).

  • Cracked Chickpeas
  • Cracked Black Beans
  • Cracked Navy (Haricot) Beans
  • Green Split Pea Grit
  • Yellow Split Pea Grit
  • Whole Green Lentil Grit
  • Decorticated Yellow Lentil Grit
  • Decorticated Red Lentil Grit
  • Chickpea Meal
  • Yellow Split Pea Meal
  • Green Split Pea Meal
  • Decorticated Yellow Lentil Meal
  • Decorticated Red Lentil Meal
  • Black Bean Meal

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Avena Cracked Pulses and Pulse Grit Ingredients

Left to right: green split pea grit, whole green lentil grit, decorticated red lentil grit, cracked chickpeas, cracked black beans, cracked navy (haricot) beans.

Tailored to Applications and Product Formulations

Avena Best Cracked Pulses, Grit, and Meal come in a variety of different particle sizes and distribution, tailored to applications or food production equipment. These ingredients are particularly functional in good-for-you extruded snacks and high protein and fiber baked goods – both conventional and gluten-free.

These ingredients boost nutrition, improve texture and provide an attractive visual note to many applications.

  • Bakery (bread and sweet goods), in the mix or as a topping
  • Snacks (extruded and popped)
  • Cereal
  • Batters and breading
  • Processed meat products
  • Plant-based meat alternatives
  • Pet food

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gluten free foods with pulse grit ingredients

Attributes of Avena Cracked Pulses, Grit, and Meal

  • Gluten-free and allergy-friendly
  • Clean and clear label
  • Certified organic or conventional
  • Natural, Non-GMO Project verified
  • Kosher
  • Halal
  • Ready-to-cook (RTC)

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Sustainable Pulse Ingredients for Food Formulations

Avena Best Cracked Pulses, Grit, and Meal are milled at Avena’s pulse processing fiber and flour facility in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. No water is used in the processing of these pulse ingredients. This facility is powered with virtually all renewable energy, contributing to a minimally processed, sustainable food ingredient for food formulations.

Cracked Pulses and Pulse Grit for bread product development

Protein Boost with Pulse Ingredients

Avena Best Cracked Pulses, Grit, and Meal are nutrient-dense, boosting plant-based protein, dietary fiber and micronutrients in product formulations. Cracked pulses, pulse grit and pulse meal are easy to use and can be incorporated directly into bread, flatbread and bun dry mixes without the need to be pre-hydrated. The particle size and distribution of these ingredients can be customized or tailored to applications, contact us to learn more.

Additional benefits of incorporating Avena’s cracked pulses, pulse grit and pulse meal into food and pet food formulations:

  • Improve the protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS), thereby increasing the quality protein available towards a protein claim when combined with grain at the appropriate ratio
  • Enhance the nutrition of allergy-friendly products
  • Adds color and variety to bakery toppings
  • Provide for a clean and clear label
  • Supply quality starch that aids in the expansion of extruded products
  • Particle size customized for extrusion and popping equipment
  • Improve bite an moisture management in meat and plant-based food
Gluten free pulse ingredients in star shape

Contact Avena Foods for a reliable supply of cracked pulses, pulse grit and pulse meal.

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