Description

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Botanical Name:

Parkia biglobosa

Common Name:

iru by Yorubas, ‘ogiri’, ‘dawa dawa’ by Igbos, Locus Beans, Origim Osawa sawa

Commonly found region:

West Africa

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It’s a local seasoning or condiment used in soups and stews. A very popular soup ingredient, globally, it is referred to as African locust bean.  The most valuable parts of the locust bean are high in lipid, protein, carbohydrate and is a good source of fat and calcium.

Locus beans is a perennial deciduous tree of the family fabaceae,  in the genus parkia. It is grown for its pods that contains both a sweet pulp and valuable seeds.

Where the tree is grown, the crushing and fermenting of the seeds constitutes an important economic activity. The seeds of locus beans are embedded in a sweet powdery yellow pulp.

Nutrition Profile

Health Importance

1. Used in treatment of hypertension
2. Used in boosting immune system
3. Used in treatment of respiratory infections
4. In treatment of gastrointestinal disorder

Possible use in Food Preparation  

• It is used as condiment in cooking
• Used in traditional soups like egusi, okro, ewedu and ogbono soup.

Locust bean recipe

Types in Yoruba

Iru woro:    Used in making stew

Iru Pete:     Used in making  ewedu and egusi soup.

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