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Peas, Green

Peas, Green
(Peas, Green) Peas are the small spherical seeds, or the seed-pods of the legume, Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas (raw seeds). Although peas are botanically a fruit, as are all legumes, they are treated as vegetables in cooking. Only about 5% of the peas grown are sold fresh; the rest are either frozen or canned. Frozen peas are preferable to canned peas as they retain their flavor and have lower sodium content.  We usually buy frozen peas for convenience, but fresh green peas in the pod are nice to buy locally when they are in season.  See the nutritional chart for raw and cooked green peas.

Peas, green, raw

Refuse: 62% (Pods and inedible peas)
Scientific Name: Pisum sativum
NDB No: 11304 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 1 cup
-------
145g
Proximates
Water
g
78.86
10
0.508
114.35
Energy
kcal
81
0
 
117
Energy
kJ
339
0
 
492
Protein
g
5.42
7
0.131
7.86
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.40
7
0.033
0.58
Ash
g
0.87
7
0.042
1.26
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
14.45
0
 
20.95
Fiber, total dietary
g
5.1
0
 
7.4
Sugars, total
g
5.67
0
 
8.22
Sucrose
g
4.99
0
 
7.24
Glucose (dextrose)
g
0.12
0
 
0.17
Fructose
g
0.39
0
 
0.57
Lactose
g
0.00
0
 
0.00
Maltose
g
0.17
0
 
0.25
Galactose
g
0.00
0
 
0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
25
8
2.027
36
Iron, Fe
mg
1.47
8
0.050
2.13
Magnesium, Mg
mg
33
8
1.096
48
Phosphorus, P
mg
108
8
4.166
157
Potassium, K
mg
244
10
16.659
354
Sodium, Na
mg
5
7
1.287
7
Zinc, Zn
mg
1.24
7
0.042
1.80
Copper, Cu
mg
0.176
7
0.013
0.255
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.410
7
0.030
0.594
Selenium, Se
mcg
1.8
0
 
2.6
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
40.0
1
 
58.0
Thiamin
mg
0.266
7
0.029
0.386
Riboflavin
mg
0.132
7
0.009
0.191
Niacin
mg
2.090
7
0.137
3.030
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.104
1
 
0.151
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.169
7
0.013
0.245
Folate, total
mcg
65
1
 
94
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
 
0
Folate, food
mcg
65
1
 
94
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
65
0
 
94
Choline, total
mg
28.4
0
 
41.2
Betaine
mg
0.2
0
 
0.3
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
mcg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
38
0
 
55
Retinol
mcg
0
0
 
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
449
40
108.530
651
Carotene, alpha
mcg
21
40
5.140
30
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
15
 
0
Vitamin A, IU
IU
765
0
 
1109
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
 
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
2477
0
 
3592
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.13
1
 
0.19
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Tocopherol, beta
mg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Tocopherol, gamma
mg
0.95
0
 
1.38
Tocopherol, delta
mg
0.02
0
 
0.03
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)
mcg
0.0
0
 
0.0
Vitamin D
IU
0
0
 
0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
24.8
0
 
36.0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.071
0
 
0.103
4:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
14:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
16:0
g
0.064
1
 
0.093
18:0
g
0.007
1
 
0.010
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.035
0
 
0.051
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.035
1
 
0.051
20:1
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.187
0
 
0.271
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.152
1
 
0.220
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.035
1
 
0.051
18:4
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA)
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:5 n-3 (DPA)
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA)
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
 
0
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.037
0
 
0.054
Threonine
g
0.203
0
 
0.294
Isoleucine
g
0.195
0
 
0.283
Leucine
g
0.323
0
 
0.468
Lysine
g
0.317
0
 
0.460
Methionine
g
0.082
0
 
0.119
Cystine
g
0.032
0
 
0.046
Phenylalanine
g
0.200
0
 
0.290
Tyrosine
g
0.114
0
 
0.165
Valine
g
0.235
0
 
0.341
Arginine
g
0.428
0
 
0.621
Histidine
g
0.107
0
 
0.155
Alanine
g
0.240
0
 
0.348
Aspartic acid
g
0.496
0
 
0.719
Glutamic acid
g
0.741
0
 
1.074
Glycine
g
0.184
0
 
0.267
Proline
g
0.173
0
 
0.251
Serine
g
0.181
0
 
0.262
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
 
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
 
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
 
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22 (2009)

Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt

Refuse: 0%
NDB No: 11313 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 0.5 cup
-------
80g
Proximates
Water
g
79.52
11
0.681
63.62
Energy
kcal
78
0
 
62
Energy
kJ
326
0
 
261
Protein
g
5.15
11
0.205
4.12
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.27
11
0.049
0.22
Ash
g
0.80
11
0.100
0.64
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
14.26
0
 
11.41
Fiber, total dietary
g
5.5
0
 
4.4
Sugars, total
g
4.65
0
 
3.72
Sucrose
g
4.29
0
 
3.43
Glucose (dextrose)
g
0.12
0
 
0.10
Fructose
g
0.14
0
 
0.11
Lactose
g
0.00
0
 
0.00
Maltose
g
0.10
0
 
0.08
Galactose
g
0.00
0
 
0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
24
47
0.765
19
Iron, Fe
mg
1.52
48
0.043
1.22
Magnesium, Mg
mg
22
48
0.521
18
Phosphorus, P
mg
77
47
1.458
62
Potassium, K
mg
110
48
3.108
88
Sodium, Na
mg
72
47
4.091
58
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.67
48
0.024
0.54
Copper, Cu
mg
0.105
47
0.003
0.084
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.279
48
0.009
0.223
Selenium, Se
mcg
1.0
40
0.228
0.8
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
9.9
9
0.906
7.9
Thiamin
mg
0.283
11
0.022
0.226
Riboflavin
mg
0.100
11
0.005
0.080
Niacin
mg
1.480
9
0.053
1.184
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.142
3
0.018
0.114
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.113
11
0.008
0.090
Folate, total
mcg
59
18
3.802
47
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
 
0
Folate, food
mcg
59
18
3.802
47
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
59
0
 
47
Choline, total
mg
27.5
0
 
22.0
Betaine
mg
0.1
1
 
0.1
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
mcg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
105
0
 
84
Retinol
mcg
0
0
 
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
1250
7
50.000
1000
Carotene, alpha
mcg
20
0
 
16
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
0
 
0
Vitamin A, IU
IU
2100
0
 
1680
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
 
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
2400
8
0.000
1920
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.03
0
 
0.02
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Tocopherol, beta
mg
0.00
0
 
0.00
Tocopherol, gamma
mg
2.47
0
 
1.98
Tocopherol, delta
mg
0.04
0
 
0.03
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)
mcg
0.0
0
 
0.0
Vitamin D
IU
0
0
 
0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
24.0
1
 
19.2
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.049
0
 
0.039
4:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
14:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
16:0
g
0.044
0
 
0.035
18:0
g
0.005
0
 
0.004
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.024
0
 
0.019
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.024
0
 
0.019
20:1
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.129
0
 
0.103
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.105
0
 
0.084
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.024
0
 
0.019
18:4
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA)
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:5 n-3 (DPA)
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA)
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
 
0
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.035
0
 
0.028
Threonine
g
0.193
0
 
0.154
Isoleucine
g
0.185
0
 
0.148
Leucine
g
0.307
0
 
0.246
Lysine
g
0.302
0
 
0.242
Methionine
g
0.078
0
 
0.062
Cystine
g
0.030
0
 
0.024
Phenylalanine
g
0.190
0
 
0.152
Tyrosine
g
0.108
0
 
0.086
Valine
g
0.223
0
 
0.178
Arginine
g
0.407
0
 
0.326
Histidine
g
0.101
0
 
0.081
Alanine
g
0.228
0
 
0.182
Aspartic acid
g
0.471
0
 
0.377
Glutamic acid
g
0.705
0
 
0.564
Glycine
g
0.175
0
 
0.140
Proline
g
0.165
0
 
0.132
Serine
g
0.172
0
 
0.138
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
 
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
 
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
 
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22 (2009)

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Vegan FlagThe above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31): 'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live!