Peas are not actually a vegetable but a small, edible legume and as such they belong to the same family as lentils, chickpeas, beans and peanuts. Peas grow in pods on a vine and once the pod is plump, they are ripe for picking.
Description
Moisture content: 14.0% max
Organoleptic: Clean and bright appearance, Natural odour
Purity: 99.0% min (by weight)
Defective: 4.0% max (by weight)
Insect damaged: 0.2% max (by weight)
Immature: 3.0% max (by weight)
Foreign material: 1.0% max (by weight)
Unmill able material: 0.25% max (by weight)
Other edible grains: 0.5% max (by weigh