Calories in Peas

Thank you for visiting our page on how many calories are in peas. You are going to find all of the information you will need on the calories that are found in peas, from chick peas calories through to the common green garden pea. We also answer the question 'are peas good for you?', as well as provide you with a some very useful information on peas nutrition facts, as these really are a highly nutritious vegetable than can play a very positive role in any diet.

How many calories in peas?

First of all we are going to tell you how many calories in peas using a variety of different examples.

How many calories in garden peas?

We will start of with regular green garden pea calories.

A 3 oz serving of boiled green peas without salt have approximately 65 calories
1 oz of boiled green peas without salt has approximately 22 calories
10 g of boiled green peas without salt has approximately 8 calories in

In 1 oz of raw green peas there are 23 calories
In 10 g of raw green peas there are 8 calories

Calories in chick peas

Now let's look at another popular type of pea, with some chick pea calories.

In 1 oz of boiled chickpeas there are 46 calories
In 10 g of boiled chick peas there are 16 calories
In 1 oz of raw chick peas there are 103 calories
In 10 g of raw chick peas there are 36 calories

Calories in sugar snap peas

Here you can see calories in sugar snap peas, or snow peas.

In a 5.6 oz cup of boiled sugar snap peas without salt added there are 67 calories
In 1 oz of boiled sugar snap peas without salt there are 12 calories
In 10 g of boiled sugar snap peas without salt there are 4 calories

In 1 oz of raw sugar snap peas there are 12 calories
In 10 g of raw sugar snap peas there are 4 calories

Calories in wasabi peas

Now we are going to show you wasabi peas calories.

In 1 oz of wasabi green peas there are 112 calories
In 10 g of wasabi green peas there are 3 calories

Are peas good for you?

Now you know the calories peas contain, but are peas good for you? The answer to this question is a definite yes, and the fact that they are low in calories is reason enough to believe this, but should you need any further convincing, check out the many nutritional benefits of peas that are highlighted below. They are crammed with fiber, protein, as well having high volumes of vitamins A, B1, C, K and the mineral manganese.

Peas nutrition facts

The following peas nutrition facts are based on 3.5 oz, or 100 g of boiled green garden peas:

Vitamin A - 801 IU
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) - 0.3 milligrams (a helpful 17% of your recommended daily allowance)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.1 milligrams
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - 2.0 milligrams
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) - 0.2 milligrams
Vitamin B6 - 0.2 milligrams
Vitamin B9 (Folate) - 63 micrograms
Vitamin C - 14.2 milligrams (a useful 24% of your recommended daily allowance)
Vitamin E- 0.1 milligrams
Vitamin K - 25.9 micrograms (an impressive 32% of your recommended daily allowance)
Calcium - 27 milligrams
Copper - 0.2milligrams
Iron - 1.5 milligrams
Magnesium - 39 milligrams
Manganese - 0.5 milligrams (a decent 26% of your recommended daily allowance)
Phosphorous - 117 milligrams
Potassium - 271 milligrams
Selenium - 1.9 micrograms
Sodium - 3.0 milligrams
Zinc - 1.2 milligrams
Choline - 29.7 milligrams
Betaine - 0.2 milligrams

Protein - 5.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 5.5 g
Carbohydrates - 15.6 g
Water - 77.9 g
Total fats - 0.2 g
Sugars - 5.9 g

As you can see the health benefits of peas from a nutritional point of view are that they offer a wide range of nutrients. They are high in manganese, as well as vitamins A, C, K and B1, not to mention the good dose of protein and fiber that they offer.

More information

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