Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cooked Pulses

2 of the top 10 cooked pulses products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The cooked pulses with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 10 cooked pulses with complete data.

  1. 1 Pois chiches

    Pois chiches

    Picard · 450 g
    a NOVA 1 147 kcal 0.5 g sugar 8.3 g protein 3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Lima beans

    Lima beans

    Albert heijn · 400g
    b NOVA 1 103 kcal 0.7 g sugar 6.8 g protein 1.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Crunchy Sweet Chilli Peas

    Crunchy Sweet Chilli Peas

    brave
    a NOVA 3 378 kcal 4.3 g sugar 20 g protein 10 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Pois cassés

    Pois cassés

    Prosain · 230 g net égoutté
    b NOVA 3 128 kcal 3.9 g sugar 8.5 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Restaurant Style Cantina Beans

    Restaurant Style Cantina Beans

    gran luchito
    b NOVA 3 80 kcal 1 g sugar 5 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Chick Peas

    Chick Peas

    Biona Organic
    b NOVA 3 101 kcal 3 g sugar 5.7 g protein 1.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Mélange de légumes secs à base de haricots noirs

    Mélange de légumes secs à base de haricots noirs

    U
    b NOVA 3 126 kcal 0.7 g sugar 9 g protein 0.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Kitchari

    Kitchari

    Trader Joe's · 10 oz (284g)
    c NOVA 3 74 kcal 0.7 g sugar 2.5 g protein 3.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Lentil & Chickpea Tagine

    Lentil & Chickpea Tagine

    Merchant Gourmet · 280 g
    b NOVA 4 105 kcal 2.3 g sugar 5.2 g protein 1.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Flageolets

    Flageolets

    Lunor · 500 g
    b NOVA 4 92 kcal 0.7 g sugar 5.9 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published cooked pulses on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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