Pulse Consumption in France: Trends, Determinants and Demand Modelling

This working paper provides insight on the determinants and trends of pulse consumption over time in France using data from the Kantar Worldpanel (KWP) database. We first estimate a Truncated Normal Hurdle (TNH) model to analyze how the decision to purchase pulses and the quantity purchased are impacted by socio-demographic variables characterizing French households. We then evaluate how prices affect the consumption of different types of pulse-based products. We choose the censored Exact Affine Stone Index (EASI) model and compute the expenditure and price elasticities. Funding acknowledgementBrightSpace is funded by the European Union. Grant Agreement No. 101060075. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 10047415 https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10047415 CitationBouamra-Mechemache, Z., de Mouzon O. , Orozco V. , Spiteri M. (2026) Pulse Consumption in France: Trends, Determinants and Demand Modelling. BrightSpace Horizon Europe project GA Nr. 101060075. Legal noticeThis document was produced under the terms and conditions of Grant Agreement No. 101060075 for the European Commission. It does not necessary reflect the view of the European Union and in no way anticipates the Commission’s future policy in this area. The European Commission is not liable for any consequence stemming from the reuse of this publication.© BrightSpace, 2026The reuse of this document is authorised under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This means that reuse is allowed provided appropriate credit is given and any changes are indicated. For any use or reproduction of elements that are not owned by the BrightSpace consortium, permission may need to be sought directly from the respective right holders. Project informationBrightSpace Horizon Europe project Grant Agreement No. 101060075 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101060075CALL: Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green DealWORK PROGRAMME Topic ID: HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-12 EU agriculture within a safe and just operating space and planetary boundariesBrightSpace Project coordination: Wageningen Economic Research, The Hague, NLContact: [email protected] | Website: www.brightspace-project.euProject duration: 1 November 2022 – 31 October 2027