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Grasspea (White pea, Cicerchia, Chickling pea)
Cicerchia (Grasspea, Chickling pea, Indian vetch) - Lathyrus sativus L.
Tempting sky colors!
The plant is 40-50 cm high. The flowers are large, light blue, single, less often 2 in racemes. Used for borders.
Agrotechnics.
The plant is not picky about soil. Seeds are sown in open ground in May. The seeding depth is 1 cm. At a soil temperature of +20 °C, seedlings appear in 10 days. Seedlings are unpretentious and develop quickly.
Seeding rate: 15.0 g per 1 m2.
Tempting sky colors!
The plant is 40-50 cm high. The flowers are large, light blue, single, less often 2 in racemes. Used for borders.
Agrotechnics.
The plant is not picky about soil. Seeds are sown in open ground in May. The seeding depth is 1 cm. At a soil temperature of +20 °C, seedlings appear in 10 days. Seedlings are unpretentious and develop quickly.
Seeding rate: 15.0 g per 1 m2.
Nutritional value and use in cooking.
The chemical composition of the sowing variety is characterized by a high protein content (more than in peas, lentils, and corn).
The seeds also contain starch, oils, fibre, ash, essential amino acids, saccharides, isoflavone glycosides, vitamins and minerals.
Among vitamins, it is rich in vitamin E and PP and contains vitamins B1, B2 and B5.
Among minerals, it is rich in potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, molybdenum, manganese, copper, zinc, selenium, iron, calcium, cobalt, and iodine.
Nutritional value of cicerchia seeds: protein - 24.4-32.5 grams, carbohydrates - about 41 grams, fats - about 2 grams, dietary fibre - about 5 grams, water - about 14 grams.
Calorie content of Cicerchia seeds: 286 kcal.
Cicerchia seeds are used in cooking after heat treatment. Before cooking, they are soaked and then boiled. After this, the seeds are used to prepare porridge, side dishes, second vegetable dishes, salads, and soups. Cicerchia cooks worse than peas and beans and is inferior to them in taste.
Cicerchia can be used as part of bean mixtures for porridge. Cicerchia seeds are used to make flour, which is then added to wheat and rye flour when baking bread.
Benefit for health.
Cicerchia, like all legumes, has medicinal properties. Regular consumption of Cicerchia strengthens the immune system, tones the body, increases resistance to colds, supplies the body with necessary vitamins and minerals, slows down the aging process, improves the functioning of the cardiovascular and nervous systems, and normalizes digestive processes.
In folk medicine, an aqueous solution of Cicerchia is used as an expectorant for pneumonia and bronchitis. Homeopaths use an alcohol tincture from the seeds.
Eng.: Grass pea, blue sweet pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea, Indian vetch. Bot. syn.: Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudr.
