Green Peas
Green pea is an annual pulse, legume crop that is consumed throughout the globe. It is usually used in split form and forms integral part of various cuisines of the world. The pea is obtained as seeds from the pod that occurs on the pea plant and is dried in the sunlight to produce dry pea. This crop is considered to be the best crop for the purpose of nitrogen fixing of the soil as it converts nitrogen into nitrogen nodules in large numbers, keeping the soil fertile. Green peas are full of nutrients which provides good to very good amounts of vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and protein.
Specifications
|
Green Peas |
No.1 Canada |
No.2 Canada |
No.3 Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
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Colour |
Good Natural |
Fair |
Off-Colour |
|
Other Classes % |
0.5 |
1 |
2 |
|
Bleached % |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
Total % |
2 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
|
Cracked Seed Coat Inc. Splits % |
5 |
8 |
13 |
|
Heated % |
Nil |
0.1 |
0.5 |
|
Insect Damage % |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
|
Other Damage % |
2 |
4 |
10 |
|
Shrivelled % |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
Splits % |
0.5 |
1 |
5 |
|
Total % |
3 |
5 |
12 |
|
Foreign Material % |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |