Black Eye Beans (or Black Eye Peas) originated from West Africa. They are eaten all over the world and are popular in Portuguese, South and North American, African and Indian cuisine. They are small, white or cream coloured with a distinctive black spot where the fresh pea was joined to the pod. They have a soft texture when cooked and a creamy flavour. They contain a wealth of nutrients and are loaded with vitamins and minerals. Produced in the USA using beans grown in California and Texas.
Description Blackeye Beans are dry, threshed, sound, edible beans that are medium, slightly flattened, skin
wrinkled and white in colour with large black, brown or violet spots surrounding eye
Physical Standards
Defects – Maximum Limits %
Contrasting Classes 0.5 %
Classes that Blend 5 %
Total Damaged 2 %
Total Defects (Damaged, Contrasting, Splits) 4 %
Colour White with large black, brown or violet spots
Moisture Maximum 18 %
Flavour Characteristic, no off, musty or sour
Foreign Matter Maximum Limits by weight %
Stones 0.2 %
Total – including stones 0.5 %
Despite the use of modern cleaning equipment, beans are a natural agricultural product and
may contain foreign material. Sorting and rinsing of beans before cooking is recommended
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