date:Feb 04, 2013
umed vegetable, recognized for its nutritional value and health benefits. Field peas (otherwise known as dry peas) belong to the family of cool season legume crops commonly referred to as pulses, which includes lentils, fababeans, kidney beans and chickpeas. Canada is among the largest producers of field peas in the world along with Europe and Asia with Canadian production now regularly exceeding two million tonnes per year.
Food ingredient processors recognize the high protein content in pea