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Black-eyed peas (dry)
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Black-eyed peas (dry)

23.5% protein · 336 kcal

Per 100 g
336 kcal Energy
23.52 g Protein
60.03 g Carbs
1.26 g Fat
10.6 g Fibre
Gluten-free Year round · stored for winter GI 31–50

Let’s cook with it → Invent something with it

What it is for

Heat unfolds them and they link to each other: they bind, they firm, they build crust. They are one half of the Maillard reaction; sugar is the other.

Where it catches you out

Every protein has its own threshold and none of them are reversible. Egg turns at 82 °C, meat at 70, fish at 55 — once past, there is no coming back.

The knack

This record describes dry seeds; do not use it for fresh green pods.

Storage and health

How to keep it, and who it suits.

Keeping it

Keep in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark cupboard for 12 months.

Gluten-free

Plain dried black-eyed peas are naturally gluten-free legumes.

Glycaemic index

31–50 — the published measurements do not agree on one number, so the spread is given as it stands. Averaging them would invent a precision the source never claimed.

Row in the table: Blackeyed beans/peas (Cowpeas), boiled: 31+/-12 and 50+/-4

Atkinson et al., Am J Clin Nutr 2021