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Peas also contain nearly 7% of your daily amount of iron, Derocha adds, which is a good reminder "because often people think (iron has to come from) liver, organ meats or a steak, but it doesn't ...
Lathyrus sativus, also known as grass pea, cicerchia, blue sweet pea, chickling pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea, [2] white pea [3] and white vetch, [4] is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa. [5]
The peas are dried and the dull-coloured outer skin of the pea removed, then split in half by hand or by machine at the natural split in the seed's cotyledon. There are green and yellow varieties of split pea. Gregor Mendel studied the inheritance of seed colour in peas; the green phenotype is recessive to the yellow one
Dry pea seeds have been discovered in a Swiss village that are believed to date back to the Stone Age. Archaeological evidence suggests that these peas must have been grown in the eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamian regions at least 5,000 years ago and in Britain as early as the 11th century. [ 38 ]
A variety of diseases affect peas through a number of pathogens, including insects, viruses, bacteria and fungi. [44] In particular, virus disease of peas has worldwide economic importance. [45] Additionally, insects such as the pea leaf weevil (Sitona lineatus) can damage peas and other pod fruits.
Pea protein is a food product and protein supplement derived and extracted from yellow and green split peas, Pisum sativum. It can be used as a dietary supplement to increase an individual's protein or other nutrient intake, or as a substitute for other food products (e.g. the substitution of dairy milk by pea milk ).
Beano contains the enzyme α-Galactosidase, specifically one derived from the fungus Aspergillus niger.The enzyme works in the digestive tract to break down the complex or branching sugars (polysaccharides and oligosaccharides) in foods such as legumes (beans and peanuts) and cruciferous vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and brussels sprouts, among others).
They are starchy, and are used to make mushy peas. [3] [4] Marrowfat peas with a good green colour are exported from the UK to Japan for the snack food market, [1] while paler peas are used for canning. Those with thin skins and a soft texture are ideal for making mushy peas. Canned marrowfat or "processed" peas are reconstituted from dried peas.