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