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Split Pea Flour

Split pea flour is a ground legume flour used to thicken soups, enrich batters, and make savory baked or fried foods.

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About Split Pea Flour

Split pea flour is a powder made by milling dried split peas, which are peas that have been hulled and divided before or during processing. Its colour can range from pale yellow to greenish, depending on the peas used. It is used to thicken soups and sauces and enrich batters.

It has a mild, earthy, slightly sweet taste and a powdery texture before mixing. The flour may be finely or more coarsely ground, so the dry mouthfeel and hydration behaviour can differ. It is also used in savoury baked, pan-cooked, or fried foods.

It is sold as dry flour, with milling fineness and pea colour varying among products. Mixing hydrates the powder and removes its loose, dusty texture; cooking makes preparations thicker and softer. Whether the peas were heat-treated before milling is unspecified, so that processing change cannot be described.

Ingredient type
flour

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Split Pea Flour nutrition & diet

Split Pea Flour nutritional value

Reference: Pea flour

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

Calories
280kcal
Protein
20.9g
Carbs
40.5g
Fat
1.3g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use split pea flour as milled from dried split peas, and identify whether it is wholemeal, sifted, toasted, or blended. Its use in batter, soup, pasta, or baking changes the edible portion and preparation. Account for frying oil, added starches, salt, and other recipe ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match references to flour milled from split peas, identifying green or yellow peas, milling style, roasting, blends, and the final prepared food.

Diet considerations

This is a plant-origin legume flour. Plain split pea flour can suit vegetarian and vegan patterns, but batters and baked foods may include egg, dairy, wheat, or other cereals. Fried coatings add oil and ingredients; carbohydrate patterns depend on portion, recipe composition, and accompanying foods.

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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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0, 2025 — H710400 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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

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