Derived Product

ID Uses ID Product Name Product Description Notes Metadata ID
756 1,925 Flour The seed is ground into flour and provides stock and poultry feed. NULL 9,436
757 1,926 Fodder The seed is ground into flour and provides stock and poultry feed. NULL 9,436
758 1,925 Roasted seed It is roasted or boiled for food. NULL 9,436
759 1,927 Green Manure NULL NULL 9,436
760 1,925 Honey he flowers is a source of honey. NULL 9,436
761 1,928 Legume Cowpea is one of the most important grain legumes in Africa and in parts of the Americas and Asia. In addition to its dry grain, fresh-shelled 'peas', fresh pods, and fresh and dried leaves and flowers are consumed in some regions. NULL 9,437
762 1,929 Green manure The plant is used as cut and carry forage, and for hay and silage. Cowpea forms highly effective associations with a wide range of native nitrogen fixing strains of Rhizobium bacteria and with mycorrhizae that allows the species to tolerate poor soils. NULL 9,437
763 1,930 Margarine The residue after extracting the oil, contains 61% proteins. The fat would probably be applicable for the margarine industry Margerine industry 9,438
764 1,931 Oil The decorticated seeds yield up to 68.2% of oil. This solidifies at 19 - 20°c. NULL 9,438
765 1,932 Leaf vegetables Seeds and leaves are used for food, consumed as a leaf vegetable. Leaves have a high content of vitamin A, calcium and potassium and seeds have a protein content of up to 15%. The leaves and tender stems are cut and cooked or sometimes fried in oil, and mixed with e.g. meat, fish, cucurbit seeds, groundnut and palm oil. Dishes with amaranth are eaten with the main dish of cereals or tubers. NULL 9,439
766 1,933 Fodder Seeds and leaves are used for fed to livestock. NULL 9,439
767 1,933 Fodder Seeds and leaves are used for fed to livestock. NULL 9,439
768 1,932 Powder Seed - very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc NULL 9,440
769 1,932 Cakes Seed - very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc NULL 9,440
770 1,932 Food colouring The flowers are used as a food colouring in ceremonial maize bread NULL 9,440
771 1,934 Ornamental plant Some forms with large bright-red inflorescences are used as ornamentals. NULL 9,439
772 1,935 Flour It is usually ground into a flour and used as a cereal. It is not very suitable for bread making (this probably means that it is low in gluten). Retains its glumes when threshed making utilization of the seed more difficult. 9,441
773 1,935 Bread It is usually ground into a flour and used as a cereal. It is not very suitable for bread making (this probably means that it is low in gluten). NULL 9,441
774 1,936 Flour The grains can be ground into a starchy white flour that is favored for making fine pastries and cakes NULL 9,442
775 1,936 Soup Grains added to soup NULL 9,442