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Introduction:  

In vegetables, side dishes and salads, there are many ways to make this popular vegetable, known as green pea, a part of your diet. Green peas protein can also help fulfil your body’s daily protein requirement.  

benefits of green peas

Pea or green pea is one of the major food legumes in the world. It ranks fourth in legume productions worldwide after soybean, peanut and dry bean. Scientifically known as Pisum sativum, it belongs to the Fabaceae family. Some people also call green peas as garden pea, sweet pea, honey pea, or sugar pea.1 

Green peas are an important part of our diet due to the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. You are highly likely to see peas vegetable in every Indian household. Green peas are now grown worldwide for human and animal consumption. However, these sweet peas originated in southwestern Asian countries like India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan..1,2  

To know more about green peas benefits and more, continue reading! 

Did you know?

  • The starch in green peas has a lower glycemic index, making it beneficial for blood sugar control. source: PubMed
  • Pea protein may have bioactive properties, including antioxidant and angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor activity. source: PubMed
  • Peas are a good source of vitamins and minerals, which can help prevent deficiency-related diseases. source: PubMed
  • Peas contain phytochemicals with antioxidant and anticarcinogenic activity, such as polyphenolics and saponins. source: PubMed
  • The fiber in peas promotes healthy digestion and can help prevent constipation. source: USDA 

Nutritional Value of Green Peas: 

Green peas can be a source of many vitamins, minerals and macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins and fibre. The nutritional value of green peas or green peas nutrition per 100grams of serving is given below. 

Nutritional component  Value  
Energy  81kcal 
Water  78.9g 
Carbohydrates  14.4g 
Proteins  5.42g 
Fibre  5.7g 
Sugars  5.67 
Iron  1.47mg 
Calcium  25mg 
Magnesium  33mg  
Sodium  5mg 
Potassium  244mg 
Phosphorous  108mg  
Copper  0.176mg 
Zinc  1.24mg  
Manganese  0.41mg 
Selenium  1.8μg  
Vitamin C 40mg 
Vitamin B1 0.266mg 
Vitamin B2 0.132mg 
Vitamin B3 2.09mg 
Vitamin B5 0.104mg  
Vitamin B6 0.169mg 
Vitamin A 38μg  
Folate  65μg  

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