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A poster presented at the 2012 Global Pulse Researchers Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda- “Transforming Grain-Legume Systems to Enhance Nutrition and Livelihoods”. Abstract: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a drought-tolerant food grain legume grown in the semi-arid tropics covering Asia, Africa, southern Europe, South and North America. Samples from widely cultivated cowpea phenotypes (black, red, light brown, green and white) with specific phenolic profiles were cooked and then investigated for their anti-inflammatory properties on lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-stimulated non-malignant colonic (CCD18co) cells. Their chemical composition and antioxidant properties were also evaluated. Only the black and green phenotypes had detectable anthocyanins (221