What is the difference between lentils & legumes?

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What is the difference between lentils & legumes?

Are they both beans? Someone please give me an example of each.

2007-01-24 03:41:36 · 4 answers · asked by J T 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan

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A lentil is a type of legume.

2007-01-24 05:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by lovely 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Lentils are beans/peas (whatever). Lentils are a type of legume. Legumes are the edible fruit (or useful part) of the plant. Legumes can be beans, peas, nuts.

2007-01-24 11:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by Mini me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You got it backwards.
Lentils are legumes.
So are beans.
So are chickpeas,
so are regular peas.

Legumes are the edibles that grow in pods.

2007-01-24 11:49:38 · answer #3 · answered by anon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the same difference that is prevailing between a Ford and a car.

2007-01-24 11:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by Willem V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋