Pea protein

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pea-protein

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific classification?Pisum sativum
2. What is the primary extraction methods?Dry fractionation (concentrates) and wet fractionation (isolates)
3. What is pea protein and where does it come from?Pea protein is a special ingredient made from peas, the small green beans you see in gardens. It comes from the peas after they are cleaned, ground into flour, and processed to keep the protein part.
4. How is pea protein made from peas?First, peas are cleaned and ground into flour. Then the flour is split into parts, keeping the protein. Two ways are used: dry fractionation, which uses air to separate protein, and wet fractionation, which dissolves the protein in water, then dries it.

Essential Amino Acids: Nine amino acids the human body cannot produce and must obtain from food.
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