Pea

Zenb takes ‘yellow-pea pasta revolution’ on the road with retail expansion into Sprouts

05-Sep-2023 By Ryan Daily

Plant-based pasta brand Zenb is expanding its distribution to Sprouts Farmer Markets nationwide, as it pushes into more retail stores with the help of its mobile kitchen and product innovation, the company’s senior VP of marketing Hugo Perez told FoodNavigator-USA....

Study shows the potential of pea isolate as a 'high-quality protein'

10-Feb-2022 By Oliver Morrison

Roquette’s pea protein isolate displayed a well-balanced indispensable amino acid composition associated with a high digestibility.

Three Wishes creates a buzz at breakfast with flavor innovation

22-Dec-2021 By Niamh Michail

Three Wishes, which serves up peas and chickpeas for breakfast in a low-sugar, high-protein cereal, leverages special edition flavors to create a seasonal holiday buzz, says its co-founder.

IFT FOOD EXPO 2017

Riding on popularity of pulses, Puris unveils new branding and ingredient line

28-Jun-2017 By Adi Menayang

Pulse-focused ingredient manufacturer and supplier Puris, formerly known as World Food Processing, debuted its new company name, logo, and direction at this year’s IFT food expo in Las Vegas.

Roquette to open world’s biggest pea protein plant in Manitoba in 2019, says CEO: 'Demand absolutely outstrips supply’

18-Jan-2017 By Elaine Watson

Roquette has made a bold move to solidify its leadership position in the pea protein market with a jaw-dropping CAD400m+ (US$306m+) investment to build the world’s biggest processing plant for the on-trend ingredient dedicated to (human) food & nutrition...

World Peas acquired by Snack it Forward

29-Feb-2016 By Elaine Watson

Austin based World Peas – best known for its coated peas and fava bean snacks, has been acquired by L.A. based Snack it Forward LLC - which makes freeze-dried fruit snacks (Sunkist Fruit Chips) and trail mix.

Peas porridge hot, peas porridge whole: The case against protein fractionation

07-Aug-2013 By Hank Schultz

Pulse expert Margaret Hughes says splitting whole foods, such as peas and other pulses, into fractionated ingredients isn't always the way to go.

ARS develops peas that claim better color, texture

28-Sep-2007 By Lorraine Heller

Two new varieties of southernpeas claim to feature superior color,
texture and flavor, reported US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
scientists yesterday.

Poor weather puts pea processors under pressure

05-Jul-2007 By Jess Halliday

The UK's pea crop has been devastated by the poor weather and
flooding in recent weeks and a shortage of peas for freezing and as
ingredients looks inevitable, according to the Food and Drink
Federation.

New cowpea variety retains 'perfect' green color when dry, frozen

06-Jan-2006 By Lorraine Heller

A greener variety of black-eyed pea may well solve the problem of
color fading faced by frozen food processors, allowing them to sell
a better looking product, say scientists.

GM pea study discontinued after assessment failure

21-Nov-2005 By Anthony Fletcher

Research to genetically modify peas to resist insect attack and
reduce the use of chemical sprays has been discontinued after the
failure of a stringent risk assessment.