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What are the processing and utilization methods of peas?

Dry peas can be ground into powder and mixed with cereal crop powder to make food; It can also be processed into vermicelli and vermicelli, and made into pea yellow and pea cake; Protein, starch, dietary fiber and other nutrients can also be extracted and used separately. Green peas, peas and sweet crisp peas can be directly fried or frozen. Green pea straw is not only a high-quality livestock feed, but also a high-quality green fertilizer. Dry pea straw is a part of compound feed after being crushed.

To extract the nutritional components of peas, green or white smooth round varieties are often selected, and seeds are separated into seed coat, cotyledon and germ by special machinery and technology, and then ground into fine powder respectively to obtain edible fiber powder, cotyledon powder and germ powder. Edible fiber powder is used as a cellulose additive in bread or nutritious food to improve its bulkiness, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and improve digestive function. Cotyledon powder and germ powder are used to make baby food, health food and flavor food. Pea starch is widely used not only in food industry, but also in textile and paper industry.