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Lupin is an allergen. Really?!
Lupins have been consumed by humans for thousands of years, particularly in Southern Mediterranean countries and in the Andes. Did you know that the Roman Legions marched on their long journeys with soaked Lupin beans in a...
Sweet Lupin – Low Carb Meals and Snacks
Looking to cut carbs? You may think you need to eat bland meals, give up bread, and skip all treats. Fortunately, low-carb options such as Australian Sweet Lupin make it easier to reduce your carb intake while still enjoying delicious meals and snacks. Here, we’ll...
Managing A Healthy Weight As Well As Type 2 Diabetes
Maintaining a healthy weight is a challenge for many of us in the western world. Over the last couple of decades obesity has become a problem in many developing countries as the populations increase their wealth and adopt a...
Maintaining Healthy Blood Pressure and Supporting Vasodilation with Australian Sweet Lupins
High Blood Pressure Every time your heart beats, blood is pumped into your blood vessels (arteries), carrying it from the heart to all parts of your body. As this happens, the force of blood being pushed against the walls of the arteries creates what we know as “blood...
The Lupin Co – Dietary Fibre – Technical outline
Up until the latter 1970s, dietary fibres where classified as carbohydrate only because of the methods of analysis used, but since then the distinction has been made and the importance of Dietary Fibre appreciated. The definition...
Australian Sweet Lupins and Coeliac
What is Gluten and Coeliac Disease? Most of us are familiar with ‘gluten’ and ‘gluten free diets’, and some may have even heard of coeliac disease, but what actually IS gluten, what does it do to people who are coeliac, and how can dietary requirements be catered to...
The Quest for Sustainability
What does it mean to be sustainable? Sustainability means different things to different people. To The Lupin Co, sustainability means leaving the earth in a better condition than we found it. It means that we work hard to find ways to improve our business without...
Making Lupin Flakes – Naturally
Hi Lupin-lovers – It is not unusual to receive 2-3 requests weekly from our many friends asking us how we make our Lupin flakes. Is it a natural product? Do we use liquids? Do we boil the beans? Do we heat the final product? How do we make these amazing little gems?...
