Dried whole pigeon peas are a robust, earthy legume popular across tropical and subtropical regions. Raw, they provide concentrated protein, folate, iron, and manganese. They are the second most important pulse globally after chickpeas in developing-world food security.
Soak overnight and boil 45-60 minutes; add aromatics such as thyme, garlic, and allspice to the cooking water for the authentic Caribbean rice and peas flavour.
Where Beans, pigeon peas, whole, dried, raw Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 1,390 mg | 70% | |
| Phosphorus | 290 mg | 41% | |
| Calcium | 140 mg | 18% | |
| Folate | 100 µg | 50% | |
| Magnesium | 100 mg | 27% | |
| Chloride | 5.00 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 5.00 µg | 1% | |
| Niacin equivalents (NE) | 3.90 mg | 24% | |
| Iron | 3.40 mg | 24% | |
| Zinc | 2.50 mg | 25% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 2.30 mg | 14% | |
| Copper | 1.24 mg | 124% | |
| Manganese | 1.10 mg | 55% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.860 mg | 78% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.130 mg | 9% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 0.900 g | — | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.100 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 1.40 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.200 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.100 g | — | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 30.0 µg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
How we source and normalise our data →
Phytochemicals
Bioactive plant compounds — not classified as essential nutrients but associated with a range of health benefits.