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Ingredient dictionary

Pulse on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Pulse is a kind of legume. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 96,215 products, most often in ready meals.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20263 sourcesHow we check

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Does pulse contain an allergen?

Pulse is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is pulse vegan?

Yes. Pulse is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does pulse have on a label?

In English pulse can also read “pulses”. On European labels it is “légumineuse sèche” in French, “legumi secchi” in Italian and “gedroogde peulvruchten” in Dutch. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishpulses

French: légumineuse sèche, légumineuses sèches
Italian: legumi secchi
Dutch: gedroogde peulvruchten
Portuguese: pulso
Swedish: baljfrukt
Croatian: puls

Which foods contain pulse?

Open Food Facts lists pulse or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 96,215 products, most often ready meals, biscuits and cakes and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Ready meals10,004
Biscuits and cakes9,447
Dressings and sauces7,253
Beans and pulses7,023
Ice cream5,027
Bread3,333

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 42,863 · France 22,144 · Germany 10,638 · United Kingdom 5,624.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pulse turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is pulse?

Pulse is a kind of legume.

Kinds of pulseSoya bean Carob bean White beans Black bean Lupin bean Red bean Beans Pinto beans Mung bean Kidney bean Split pea Flageolets Borlotti bean Black-eyed pea Adzuki bean Black gram

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