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Climbing leguminous plant (see legume) with pods of round green edible seeds, grown since prehistoric times for food. The pea is a popular vegetable and is eaten fresh, canned, frozen, or dried. The sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) of the same family is grown for its scented red, purple, pink, and white butterfly-shaped flowers; it is a popular cottage garden plant. (Edible pea Pisum sativum, family Leguminosae.)



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Based on natural ingredients such as pisum sativum and algae extracts the active powders produce skin care results.
The scope of "Canned Garden Peas" says that "Canned garden peas are the product prepared from fresh or frozen, clean, sound whole immature seeds of the species Pisum sativum.
 
 
 
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