Beans, Pulses, and Seeds
ADM is your single-source partner for plant-based nutrition. With 75+ years’ experience in plant-based products and alternative proteins, we’ll help you formulate products using our wholesome ingredients that consumers can feel good about eating.

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Thanks to our NutriStem™ range of products, we’re able to bring you one of the broadest selections of on-trend wholesome ingredients that include beans, pulses, and seeds, which are inherently gluten-free, vegan, and packed with protein.
Delivering a clean taste, reliable source of supply and with a range of functionality designed for any commercial food or beverage application, our ingredients can help you provide the nutritional punch consumers need with the great tastes and textures they want.
Whether you need plant-based functionality, sourcing for nutritious ingredients or formulation expertise for product development, we have what you need to create wholesome products that deliver the taste and texture consumers want.


A Consumer-Driven Approach
Leverage our global proprietary knowledge of wholesome ingredients to identify the trends driving purchasing decisions, like the rising popularity of plant-based, gluten-free, and flexitarian diets. We’re here to help you create products that consumers will love.
Frequently Asked Questions
Curious about our wholesome ingredients? Get answers to your most frequently asked questions here.
How Does ADM Ensure the Quality of its Wholesome Ingredients?
By partnering with growers through our scalable supply chain, we prioritize sourcing high-quality ingredients from harvest to home. We also offer value-added optionality like triple-cleansing and a validated kill-step.
How Does ADM Ensure Supply Consistency?
Through our agricultural foundations, broad market knowledge, robust infrastructure and integrated transportation network, we can get you the wholesome ingredients you need, when you need them.
What Are the Nutritional Benefits of Using ADM’s Wholesome NutriStem™ Products?
In addition to being a source of protein and fiber, NutriStem™ products are full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They are appealing plant-based, nutrition-dense ingredients great for formulating products that meet the consumer desire for following a healthy lifestyle.
Why Are Beans, Pulses, and Seeds Considered Part of a Healthy Diet?
Beans, pulses, nuts and seeds are core elements of a healthy dietary pattern. They contain soluble dietary fiber which is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease.
What are Wholesome Ingredients?
Wholesome ingredients promote health and wellbeing. Some examples of wholesome ingredients include:
- Seeds
- Beans and legumes
- Fresh vegetables and fruit
- Whole grains
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