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Butterfly-pea flower

Butterfly-pea flower is a blue edible flower used to make herbal infusions and color drinks, rice, and desserts.

Butterfly-pea flower — illustrative ingredient image

About Butterfly-pea flower

Butterfly-pea flower is the blue flower of a butterfly-pea plant, used as a culinary colouring and infusion ingredient. It is steeped in hot or cold water for teas and drinks, and used in rice, jellies, sweets, and other desserts.

Dried flowers are usually deep blue, while brewed liquid ranges from blue to violet or pink depending on acidity. The infusion has a mild, earthy or vegetal flavour and is used for its colour as much as for its taste; intensity varies with preparation.

The flowers may be sold whole and dried, as a powder, or in prepared extracts and coloured products. Fresh flowers can also be used as a garnish, while drying, grinding, steeping, and straining change the appearance and whether the flower material remains in the finished dish.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

butterfly pea flower

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Butterfly-pea flower nutrition & diet

Butterfly-pea flower nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Lentils, dried

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
346.7kcal
Protein
26.2g
Carbs
59.2g
Fat
2.5g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Identify whether the edible material is fresh flower, dried flower, infusion, powder, or an extract, because preparation changes the consumed portion and concentration. Check whether petals alone or the whole flower is used. Drinks and desserts may add sweeteners, dairy, acids, or other ingredients requiring separate review.

Compare the right form: Match references to butterfly-pea flower petals or whole flowers in the exact fresh, dried, infused, powdered, or extracted form used.

Diet considerations

Butterfly-pea flower is plant-derived. Compatibility changes when prepared as a sweetened drink, combined with dairy, or incorporated into cereal-based desserts or colored rice. Plain flower material differs from an infusion or extract, and blended products should be assessed by their complete recipe and serving portion.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
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: Danish Food Composition Database, Frida 5.5 (2025) — 681 ↗. 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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