Legume

Flour

Black-eyed pea flour is milled dried cowpeas—beige, beany, and gluten-free. West African and some Southern US traditions use related pea flours for fritters, thickeners, and flatbreads; it browns and tastes strongly if not balanced with other starches. Blend into fritter batters, coating mixes, or gluten-free baking. Toast lightly to soften raw legume notes. Store sealed; legume flours rancidify. Not a silent substitute for wheat flour in bread without structural helpers.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

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Characteristics

Preparations

BakedBatteredFried FritterMilled

Traits

Beany FlavourBinding When CookedDenseEarthyGluten FreeMildly SweetMilledPowdery

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 129

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.83 g
Saturated Fat 0.2 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.31 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 9.45 mg
Salt 0.02 g
Total Carbohydrate 19 g
Dietary Fibre 4.12 g
Total Sugars 2.07 g
Complex / starch 12.8 g
Protein 9.28 g
Water 61.3 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 129 kcal
Water 61.3 g
Carbohydrates 19 g
- Sugars 2.07 g
- Starch 12.8 g
- Fibre 4.12 g
Protein 9.28 g
Fat 0.83 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.31 g
  - Omega-3 0.03 g
Vitamins 134 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.8 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.44 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 4.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 103 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.42 mg
- Vitamin K 6.6 µg
Minerals 393 mg
- Major Minerals 391 mg
  - Calcium 51 mg
  - Sodium 9.45 mg
  - Potassium 331 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.02 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.23 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.8 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.44 · vitamin-b6: 0.18 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 4.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 103.2 · vitamin-e: 0.42 · vitamin-k: 6.6 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 9.45 · Potassium: 331 · Calcium: 51 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Flour is milled endosperm-dominant carbohydrate unless wholemeal retains bran.

History

1000 BCENG

Ground cowpeas featured in West African fritters and steamed dishes.

2000

Specialty gluten-free milling expanded black-eyed pea flour availability.