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Black-eyed pea

Black-eyed pea is a cream-colored legume with a dark spot, commonly cooked in stews, salads, and rice dishes.

Black-eyed pea — illustrative ingredient image

About Black-eyed pea

Black-eyed pea is a small cream-coloured legume with a dark mark at the seed’s hilum. It is used in soups, stews, salads, side dishes, and rice preparations, where the cooked peas often remain distinct.

The flavour is mild and earthy, and the texture becomes tender while usually holding its shape. The thin skin can retain a little firmness. In culinary usage, black-eyed pea overlaps with cowpea terminology, although market names may distinguish particular forms.

Black-eyed peas are sold dried, canned, or cooked. Dried peas are commonly soaked or boiled until tender; canned or prepared peas are drained before use. Cooking softens the centre while leaving some skin and structure intact.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for black-eyed pea

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English

black-eyed pea

English

Blackeyed peas, from canned

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English

Blackeyed peas, from dried

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Blackeyed peas, from frozen

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English

Blackeyed peas, NFS

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Black-eyed pea nutrition & diet

Black-eyed pea nutritional value

Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
336kcal
Protein
23.5g
Carbs
60.0g
Fat
1.3g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Use a reference matching dry, soaked, boiled, canned, drained, or seasoned black-eyed peas. Cooking changes texture and edible weight, while draining or retaining liquid changes the portion. Plain peas differ from stews, salads, rice dishes, and fillings that add oil, salt, vegetables, meat, or other ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match dry, soaked, boiled, canned, drained, or rinsed black-eyed peas, specifying cooking liquid and whether seasonings or other ingredients are included.

Diet considerations

Black-eyed peas are plant-derived legumes. Plain cooked peas differ from versions prepared with bacon, ham, meat, poultry, dairy, or animal stock. Pairing with rice, breads, or other cereal ingredients can change carbohydrate patterns, and packaged products should be checked for added sauces, fats, and seasonings.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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