what happens to peas at the factory and when they are frozen are the maggots detected by a machine my 11 year old wants to know
2007-12-12 09:21:42 · 13 answers · asked by flowersinthewind 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Sometimes, yes. The maggots are the caterpillar of the pea moth which feed on the peas inside the pod.
Maggots are more likely to found in home grown peas if no insecticides have been used.
Some people start growing peas early or late so they are in flower when the pea moth is not around to lay her eggs.
The maggots are usually only in one or two peas in the pod, you'll be able to eat the rest of the peas.
It's unlikely that there will be maggots in the commercially grown peas, as insecticide will probably have been used, or some other way of protecting the peas from the moths.
2007-12-12 22:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The conditions the peas are grown are completely different to being grown in a garden.
The pea plant have been develop so pests don't like them, and don't forget pesticides.
I'm a chef, I've been cooking for 19 years and I've never seen a maggot, or any other kind of bug for that matter, in frozen peas.
2007-12-12 19:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by fed up woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always assumed they were caterpillars rather than maggots..so I did a Google and recognised what I get in my own garden grown peas...they usually are Pea Moth Caterpillars....but that aside it's a very good question.
Perhaps the damage to the pea means that when washed they sink rather than float or the opposite and are graded out. Or as they are not organically grown they are probably sprayed with chemicals to stop the moth laying eggs in the first place.
Least I hope they are, they must be Capt'n Birdseye would be pretty daft to let those beasties slip by....
2007-12-12 10:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by avoiding the ironing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeeses!!!!
don't let this go any further..11yo... someone is distorting that child...
NO
100 TIMES NO
fresh "you" will detect it
as for fresh frozen again the INDUSTRY 'can not' let it happen.. law suits...
LOOK,,, how would it remotely happen
there is a pod the outer shell it tough and very bitter..
some way a bug gets inside
the pea is not developed yet
OK got that one
the BUG lays eggs..
it normally is less than a week
harvest shelled washed and flash frozen
sorry
NOT A CHANCE
check out the discovery CH and science CH for How Is the Made...
2007-12-12 10:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
how big small do you think maggots are? they cant hide in individual peas, but you can get bugs and stuff in all sorts of veg grown, thats why they use pesticides, which a lot of people are against. apparently bugs n maggots and shite cant hurt you but pesticides can. personally i dont care, if it looks ok i'll eat it.
my friend works at birds eye in lowestoft and gave me a shed load of peas in the summer fresh from the fields. they were a bit manky but a good rinse under the tap and they were fine. i never encountered a single creature.
2007-12-12 09:28:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maggots eat to become flies or bluebottles.
Of course flies of all sorts lay their eggs on our food fresh and cooked but not in the Winter months but come the Spring and they will be back.
Don't be squeamish, do you know that you WILL eat at least 8 insect legs in a bar of chocolate.
Anyway getting back to the maggots they are full of protein, clean and taste like those big grubs that you see on Celebrity Jungle Shows. Stop moaning and get on with your dinner.
2007-12-12 09:37:27 · answer #6 · answered by Terry G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maggots are the larvae of flies. Flies lay the eggs on dead animals, etc so that when the eggs hatch, there will be something to eat. Flies/maggots aren't vegetarians.
As a child, one of my chores was to tend the garden we had. I have never seen maggots on any vegetable.
2007-12-12 09:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They certainly do. Not sure how the machines get rid though! I would guess that the freezing process gets rid somehow!
Thank you daughter for me - I shall be checking my packs of frozen peas from now on!!!!!
2007-12-12 09:26:47 · answer #8 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do away with them from their shells first, then the two steam them in a steamer for 5-10 minutes, it extremely is extra healthy, or boil them in a saucepan of salted boiling water for a similar length of time. I desire sparkling backyard peas they have a extra powerful flavor and texture than frozen or tinned.
2016-10-11 03:56:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohh 'im put off peas all together, just at the thought of it. no jolly green giant with a lil maggot for me now thanks lol grrrross
2007-12-12 09:26:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋