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Endō (Pea — Tōmyō / Sayaendō / Snap Pea / Green Pea)

えんどう (Endō)

Also known as: Endō, Pea, Pisum sativum, 豌豆, エンドウ, Tōmyō, Sayaendō, Snap Pea, Green Pea

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At a glance

Category	Food
Japanese labeling name	えんどう — トウミョウ芽ばえ / 茎葉 / さやえんどう / グリンピース生 / 冷凍 / 水煮缶詰 / スナップえんどう
Common Japanese notations	えんどう, 豌豆, エンドウ, 豆苗, トウミョウ, さやえんどう, 絹さや, スナップエンドウ, グリンピース
Origin	Pea (Pisum sativum); harvested at multiple maturation stages: (1) tōmyō (豆苗) sprout/microgreen (modern hydroponic year-round, Murakami Foods volume), (2) sayaendō (さやえんどう / 絹さや) snow pea (Wakayama, Kagoshima), (3) snap-endō (スナップエンドウ) snap pea (Kagoshima, Hokkaido), (4) green-peas (グリンピース) mature seed; principal regions vary by harvest stage
Typical functions	Tōmyō (豆苗) — affordable year-round microgreen, defining stir-fry/salad, Sayaendō / kinusaya — defining spring vegetable, miso-soup, tempura, Snap-endō — modern western-influenced category, salad/stir-fry, Green-peas — chirashi-zushi green topping, frozen B2B (mame-gohan, beef-stew), Tōmyō has triggered modern microgreen category in Japanese retail
Regulatory status in Japan	Standard food labeling. Origin disclosure. Tōmyō hydroponic-cultivation labeling permitted. Not a JAS-mandatory allergen but legumes are JAS-recommended-disclosure.

Endō (えんどう / 豌豆) is the pea (Pisum sativum) at multiple harvest stages: **tōmyō sprout/microgreen, sayaendō snow pea, snap-endō, green-peas mature seed**. Tōmyō has triggered modern microgreen category. Multiple form-specific applications across spring vegetable, microgreen, frozen, canned.

Classification

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Product applications

Functions

Flavoring

Regulatory tags

Culinary ingredient

Origin

Plant-derived

Used in (typical product categories)

Finished-product categories that commonly include this ingredient in Japanese-market formulations.

Tōmyō retail (year-round Murakami Foods etc. — major modern category)
Sayaendō / snap-endō fresh retail (spring season)
Frozen green-peas B2B (foodservice and processed)
Canned green-peas retail (chirashi-zushi topping etc.)

What it is

Pisum sativum pea — tōmyō sprout / sayaendō snow pea / snap pea / green pea mature seed.

Typical uses in Japanese products

Tōmyō affordable microgreen stir-fry/salad.

Sayaendō / kinusaya spring vegetable, miso-soup, tempura.

Snap-endō salad/stir-fry.

Green-peas chirashi-zushi topping, frozen B2B.

For OEM: tōmyō hydroponic year-round retail, fresh sayaendō/snap, frozen green-peas B2B, canned green-peas retail.

Regulatory classification in Japan

Standard food labeling. Origin disclosure. Tōmyō hydroponic-cultivation labeling permitted. **Legumes JAS-recommended-disclosure consideration.**

Regulatory classification in other markets

EU	Established legume / vegetable category.
USA	Established as pea / snow pea / snap pea / pea-shoot category.
China	Established as 豌豆 / 豆苗 — major Chinese-cuisine vegetable.
Korea	Established culinary category.

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Sharing similar functions

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References

MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition — えんどう各形態

Last updated: 2026-04-28. Ingredient entries are reviewed at least annually against current regulatory listings.