Cook with cowpea
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About
The cowpea is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna. It can be erect, semierect (trailing), or climbing. A high level of morphological diversity is found within the species with large variations in the size, shape, and structure of the plant. Four subspecies are recognised, three of which are cultivated.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
odorless×3
fresh~
musk~
mild
grassy
strawberry~
woody~
Flavor compounds
35 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
anthocyanin cationanthocyaninprotein polypeptide chainproteincarbohydratetannincalcium(0)ligninflavonoidsflavonoidascorbic acidl-ascorbic acidchlorophyll achlorophylltotal phenolicsisoflavone
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
Wikidata
License
CC0
Source page
Imported
4/18/2026, 4:30:56 AM
Verification
Multi-layer verified