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Black-Eyed Pea

Also known as: blackeye peas, black eye beans, black eyed beans

Safe

Black-eyed peas are a nutritious whole-food legume providing plant protein, fiber, folate, iron, and potassium. They are widely consumed and considered healthful with no specific safety concerns.

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What it is

Edible seeds of the cowpea legume Vigna unguiculata.

Whole-food legume; protein, fiber, and complex carbs.

What regulators actually say

"Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw — high in protein, fiber, and folate."

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Whole food, not subject to additive regulation

European Union — EFSA

Permitted as foodstuff

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