This vein valve diseae is a common reason that people develop leg or ankle swelling. Vein valve disease can lead to varicose veins as well. Vein valve dysfunction can be an inherited condition or it can be caused by blood clot damage or trauma to the veins. Lymphedema is another cause of leg or foot swelling.
Cocoa Pods & Beans. The cocoa tree bears two harvests of cocoa pods per year. Around 20cm in length and 500gms in weight, the pods ripen to a rich, golden-orange colour. Within each pod there are 20-40 purple, 2cm long cocoa beans covered in a sweet white pulp. We buy quality cocoa beans from Indonesia, Malaysia and Ghana.
In general, the weight of the shelled peas will be almost half of the weight of the original peas purchased in the pod. On average, 1 pound of whole unshelled pods will yield about 1.25 cups of shelled peas. Or it takes roughly 3 pounds of shelling pea pods to make 4 servings as a side dish. Did you know that in 1984 Janet Harris of Sussex, UK set the world record for eating 7,175 peas, one by one, in 60 minutes using only chopsticks.