{"id":8002,"date":"2016-10-29T13:09:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T11:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=8002"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:24:34","slug":"edible-lupins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=8002","title":{"rendered":"Edible Lupins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are just a few pictures of lupins I’ve grown in my garden (click the pictures for more information)! Lupins have been grown for food since ancient times in the Mediterranean countries (>3000 years) and in the Andes (>6000 years)….. There’s been an upsurge in interest and cultivation of lupins for food in recent years as they can be made into the\u00a0gluten-free lupini flour, but some people with peanut allergy (peanut is also a legume) are also allergic to these…look carefully at the ingredient list as lupini flour is even used in Norway!
\nI’ve never tried Lupinus angustifolius <\/em>which I’ve heard is cultivated for food in Germany (recently developed low alkaloid varieties)!
\nHowever, it’s the development of low alkaloid varieties of \u00a0perennial Lupinus nootkatensis <\/em>that I most look forward to trying as there are few perennial bean crops!!<\/p>\n