name: Grass Pea

flavor_db_name_variants: grass pea

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Grass pea

id: 96

name_scientific: Lathyrus sativus

description: Lathyrus sativus, is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa. It is a particularly important crop in areas that are prone to drought and famine, and is thought of as an 'insurance crop' as it produces reliable yields when all other crops fail.

itis_id: 25877

wikipedia_id: Lathyrus sativus

picture_file_name: 96.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 86106

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:38:41.000Z

legacy_id: 103

food_group: Pulses

food_subgroup: Peas

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:20.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3860

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00096