Grains & Pulses

The homeland of red beans, which has a history of 8000 years, is Peru. Red beans, which are found in many culinary cultures, especially in American and Indian cuisines, are produced and consumed in many countries today. It contains high protein, fiber, iron, phosphorus and potassium.

White kidney bean is a kind of Turkish bean whose grain color is white and whose grain shape is kidney. This type of bean is mid-sized with a caliber of 8 mm and is grown in Karaman and Konya provinces of Turkey which are famous for the superior flavor of a bean. Another difference of this region’s bean is that they do not release shells when cooked. White kidney bean is the most common type of bean that is consumed in Turkey.

Extra Coarse Bulgur, which is bigger than course bulgur, looks like a half of a wheat grain. This bulgur can be used in soups and stuffing as a substitute to rice.

Extra Fine Bulgur is smaller in size than fine bulgur. Since it is smaller in size, it is more preferable for meatballs where bulgur is kneaded. Extra Fine can be mixed with fine bulgur to be used in salads. It is the smallest size of yellow bulgurs.

Fine bulgur is a popular kind of bulgur in the world which is used in meatballs and salad like “tabbouleh”, is popular all over the world. Fine bulgur is the 5# of yellow bulgurs in size.

Coarse bulgur is the most common and famous type of bulgur both in the World and Turkey. The grain size of coarse bulgur is from 2,0 to 2,8 mm and it is the 3# size of the Duru Bulgur.