Green Pea Nutrition

Overview of Green Pea Nutrition

Scientific Name: Pisum sativum

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Order: Fabales

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Family: Fabaceae

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Firm, crisp and flat green pods.

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	81 kcal	4%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	14.45 g	5%
Dietary Fiber	5.70 g	20%
Sugars	5.67 g
Starch	- g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.40 g	1%
Saturated Fat	0.07 g	0%
Monounsaturated Fat	0.04 g
Polyunsaturated Fat, total	0.19 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.15 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.04 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	0.00 g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.00 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.00 g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.00 g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	5.42 g	11%
Tryptophan	0.04 g
Threonine	0.20 g
Isoleucine	0.20 g
Leucine	0.32 g
Lysine	0.32 g
Methionine	0.08 g
Cystine	0.03 g
Phenylalanine	0.20 g
Tyrosine	0.11 g
Valine	0.23 g
Arginine	0.43 g
Histidine	0.11 g
Alanine	0.24 g
Aspartic Acid	0.50 g
Glutamic Acid	0.74 g
Glycine	0.18 g
Proline	0.17 g
Serine	0.18 g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	40.00 mg	44%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.27 mg	23%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.13 mg	10%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	2.09 mg	13%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.10 mg	2%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.17 mg	10%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	65.00 mcg	16%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	65.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	28.40 mg	5%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	0.20 mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	38.29 mcg	4%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	38.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	449.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	21.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	0.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	0.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	2477.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.13 mg	1%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.13 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	0.00 mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	0.95 mg
Delta-Tocopherol	0.02 mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	24.80 mcg	21%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	25.00 mg	2%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	1.47 mg	8%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	33.00 mg	8%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	108.00 mg	9%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	244.00 mg	5%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	5.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	1.24 mg	11%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.18 mg	20%
Manganesean antioxidant	0.41 mg	18%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	1.80 mcg	3%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	78.86 g
Ash	0.87 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

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References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.