Pulses offer essential, eco-friendly nutrition, yet processing generates by-products like husks, stems, and pod coats often discarded or used as basic animal feed. These pod coats, rich in dietary nutrients and bioactive compounds, hold promise for health benefits and added commercial worth, advancing sustainable farming, and healthier food chains. They serve as bases for edible films, packaging, coatings, or functional additives with antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. Pulse pod coat fibres also act as prebiotics, deliver anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits, and help regulate blood sugar and cholesterol. For instance, pigeon pea pod extract boosts oxidative stability in soybean oil, while bean and lupin coats yield GRAS-approved dietary fibre products. This chapter explores repurposing pulse by-products from low-value waste into innovative functional foods.