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Mesquite Pulp
Green Thumb Foods Mesquite is made from only using the most essential part of the Mesquite pod, the inner pulp. This guarantees the richest flavor and aroma that provides hints of chocolate, caramel, cinnamon and molasses. Perfect for any baked good, smoothies or yogurt add in.
$14.95
Nutrition Facts
Your favorite recipes have a new best friend…with benefits!
Green Thumb Foods Mesquite Pulp Flour is a superbly delicious and versatile flavoring harvested from the inner fruit of the Mesquite pod. From sweet treats to savory main dishes, mesquite flour provides endless exotic twists to a variety of recipes.
New to mesquite flour? Get ready to be wowed. Start by getting your mind off the backyard barbecue and into to the kitchen. Mesquite flour comes from the same plant as mesquite charcoal, but finely grinding the pulp within the pods brings out an intense flavor that is nothing like smokey barbeque.
A treasured favorite of many gluten-free chefs and bakers, mesquite pod flour is naturally sweet with notes of chocolate, caramel, cinnamon, and molasses. It can be used as a versatile gluten-free flour or a sweetener with a twist!
Green Thumb Foods uses a proprietary milling technique that only grinds the inner pulp, eliminating the outer shell and seed. Our process brings the true mesquite pod flavor and sweetness to life. Plus, it increases food safety and shelf life by removing oils that could potentially become rancid.
The mesquite flavor is game changing. It’s so pure and simple, wonderful for the environment, plus it has added fiber – we told you it was a friend with benefits!
much to love
Big on Antioxidants (Polyphenols)
2 x the Flavor and Aroma (Compared to Mesquite Pod Flour)
Scrumptious Flavor for Versatile Baking
Provides bees with nectar to produce honey
Shell Innovation (Fruit Pulp only)
Plant-Based and Vegan
Environmentally friendly (High Carbon Sequestration)
Nothing to Fear
No gums, additives or unnecessary preservatives
Gluten Free
Non GMO
No cane sugar added*
Independently tested for food safety
*This is not a low calorie food, see nutrition facts panel for more information.
number of ingredients
1
Superfood From The Desert
Pairs Well With Chocolate, Cinnamon, Caramel, Hazelnut, and Molasses
A FRIEND TO THE PLANET TOO!
Here at Green Thumb, we only sell foods that are good for you and good for the planet, and mesquite pod flour is our star pupil.
Nicknamed the desert miracle, mesquite pods are legumes. Legumes convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrate, which helps the plant grow while improving the soil quality. They are also climate change warriors as they remove and store 12x more soil carbon than most trees.
Mesquite provides a win-win for the environment and impoverished communities as it thrives in arid conditions where traditional crops would require heavy intervention and inaccessible water. Plus, the trees give shade to livestock and firewood to some of the poorest people in the world.
These sweet pods are super low maintenance and provide a sustainable agro-economy. Can you say that about the other gluten free flours on the market?
Mesquite flour is sourced from North American farms and goes through rigorous 3rd party testing so you can be sure that no unhealthy additives, preservatives, or harsh chemicals are found. We work closely with our growers to ensure our mesquite pods are harvested safely and responsibly.
You’re taking charge of what you put in your body and Green Thumb has got your back.
Thanks, friend.
Ultra-Long Shelf Life
No waste make what you need
Better for the planet
Healthy for people
May Ling –
Summary: If you’re a baker looking for interesting new ingredients definitely add this one. If you look at the nutrition per gram this is dense and it’s unique flavor will have people guessing for sure.
The Look: The product has the look of brown sugar and the texture of flour.
The Way it’s like Flour: It has the consistency of flour. It however, does not create thickness the way any flour does. It does create some additional thickness, but it’s more like a meal than it’s like a flower.
Sweetness: This is a very mild sweetness. I used it to coat some meat before stir-frying (a common technique in Asian cooking to make sure your meat doesn’t stick but it browns). It added a mild wonderful sweetness to my food and coated the meat, but not in the same way as Corn Starch or Flour. I would however add it to flour to increase the flavor of coated meat and add mild thickness.
Flavor Profile Ideas – This is truly a robustly complex flavor profile. Because this flavor is a robust fusion of sweet and bitter, it hints at cinnamon and chocolate. This is true. It feels like everything is there and if you added those elements you’d get a bit of a burst. The packaging suggests loads of things to add it to. For me, I’m most likely to use it as the flour portions of a curry. I might also really enjoy trying this with a spiced cake.
Def give it a go if you need to understand new exciting ingredients.
Heather N. –
I am absolutely blown away by how tasty this product is! I put a small spoonful in my coffee and WOW, tastes amazing! It has a nutty, kind of spicy (like cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa) flavor. It’s mild, but adds an extraordinary taste. I think this would be great in smoothies, shakes, baked breads, sprinkled on ice cream, in hot cocoa, and a lot of other things!! This is one of the best tasting new food products I have tried in a long time and I am TOTALLY blown away!!
Wibbo –
There is only one ingredient in the product — no fillers, additives, preservatives or anything else. Just mesquite flour.
It is a vegan product that is high in protein and a very good source of fiber. Fairly high in calories at 40 per tablespoon.
It has a bit of a sweet and spicy flavor, so it goes great in warm-spice cuisines and beverages. We made pumpkin spice cookies and they were delicious
We also used this as a coating for katsu tofu under panko bread crumbs, and it was very good.
A. Silverstone –
Although I have been long familiar with mesquite wood for its use in smoking meats, I had not seen a use of the pulp from the seed pod. So, I was eager to give it a try. You get fine flour – which makes it easy for mixing in with other ingredients whether you are baking, adding it to a smoothie or putting it in oatmeal. It is light brown with nut flavor notes and a pleasant sweetness. So as not to overwhelm my other ingredients, I have added small amounts to doughs for bread, cookies and cakes. It is fantastic. It gives you a little added sweetness (depending on how much you put in), and along with notes of cocoa, hazelnuts and molasses. IMesquite Pulp Flour works as a flavor enhancer, as well as giving complexity to your food. It is very versatile and can be used in a wide variety of foods. Of course, in the kitchen, the taste is a priority, but it also helps that it is rich in fiber and provides some iron, potassium, and calcium.
Ken Scheer –
Absolutely love this product and adding it as an addition to regular gluten-free flour in my baked goods. It adds taste, and fluff to the consistency, and I’m finding it easier to digest. I can’t wait to try it on more of what I make but I really like what it adds!!
AmaZone –
I am using this to add protein and fiber to a meal replacement mix I am taking that lacks fiber. This allows me to get enough fiber and boost the protein with 3g fiber and 2g protein per tablespoon, without adding the additional calories that I would add if I was just increasing the meal replacement overall. There is no real impact on the taste and this seems to be a very good and digestible way to boost up the mix. This also works better than just adding psyllium fiber to the mix which makes it really thick and gloppy. I can see where this would be good in smoothies as well, but for me, it is the perfect way to supplement the meal replacement mix I currently have to take.
Gnemik –
I wasn’t familiar with mesquite pulp flour powder. Online research found “With it’s lightly sweet flavor and low-glycemic index, Mesquite Powder is often used as a replacement for sweeteners or flours in recipes. It’s also an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, including calcium, fiber, protein, and amino acids.” I can get on board with the low glycemic aspect, especially for a sweetening agent.
The powder has a mild sweetness with a slightly nutty note. I would say it’s a bit similar to brown sugar. It’s not as potent as one might expect from a mesquite product. Still, I like the subtle, subdued flavor notes. I added this powder to my savory bread recipe for my bread machine. It added an interesting taste, to the ‘test loaf’.
When using this powder, keep in mind that 1 tablespoon (10g) has 4 grams of sugar and 40 calories. This is the same calories as regular sugar. The advantages would be the flavor notes and low glycemic index. It is not a low caloric alternative sweetener.
Precise Disarray –
Reminds me of cacao in scent, and a little like carob in flavor. It has a natural sweetness. It can be used as a sweetener or as flour. Consumed as is (raw) or added into foods to be cooked/baked. It has a low glycemic index and is chock full of vitamins and minerals. It seems to compliment vanilla quite well. I had made buttermilk pancakes with vanilla almond milk and added some of this to the mix. It gave it a gentle chocolate flavory as well as a hint of sweetness. I am still deciding what I want to do with it in terms of baking, or simply add it to a smoothie. I hadnt had a punch of mesquite flour to work with before, so this is new to me. Main thing to know is that it seems like a good product, and that it is sweet, with hint of cocoa
C. Wong –
I added one tablespoon of Mesquite Pulp to the chickory that I prepared with 1 teaspoon cherry flavored chicory, water, and about two tablespoons of banana milk. I have been feeling hungry lately and this made me feel full and satisfied with a drink. It does look and taste like carob. I take a probiotic fiber supplement but found out that I cannot do it every day. This gives me a great variation to my diet and also provides more antioxidants and is environmentally friendly.