Wrigley Jr. Co., which is based in Chicago, was acquired by privately-held Mars Inc. in 2008. Skittles now fall under the Wrigley umbrella. This is the first time since the Wrigley acquisition that U.S. production capacity for Skittles has expanded.
A legume (/ËlÉÉ¡juËm/ or /ËlÉËÉ¡juËm/) is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed (example beans and lentils, or generally pulse), for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure.Legumes are notable in that most of them have symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in structures called root nodules. legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides.
The legume family consists of plants that produce a pod with seeds inside. In this article, we use the term âlegumesâ to describe the seeds of these plants. Common edible legumes include lentils, peas, chickpeas, beans, soybeans and peanuts. The different types vary greatly in nutrition, appearance, taste and use (1). Bottom Line: Legumes is a general term used to describe the seeds of plants from the legume family, which includes beans, peas, lentils and peanuts.