Researchers in the departments of biology and biochemistry at Memorial and scientists at Agriculture Canada are working to domesticate this crop. After learning all possible details about the beach pea, Agriculture Canada is going to recommend it to local farmers. The seeds of the beach pea are rich in nutrients and minerals, like the soya beans that people use for making soup or curry. One student already got a PhD on the chemical aspect of the seed of this crop. He compared this crop with the one from Asia and he found that the seeds of the beach pea contain more minerals and more nutrients.
People use only seeds.
But biochemical studies have shown that the level of neurotoxin in the beach pea seeds is 40 times lower than in seeds from the plants in Asia and Africa. In India, many varieties of the crop have been produced with reduced neurotoxin levels. Mr. Gurusamy's research is strongly related to the community and devoted to Newfoundland, particularly Salmon Cove in Conception Bay North. All the beach pea samples are from the sandy beaches of Salmon Cove. We created awareness among the people of Salmon Cove.