Green Peas Nutrition Facts
Green Peas contains 134.4 calories, 8.6g protein, 25g carbs, and 0.4g fat. Boiled and salted green peas. Unusually high in protein and fibre for a vegetable, with a naturally sweet flavour.
9.5g
sugar
Vitamins in Green Peas
Per 1 cup ~160g
Minerals in Green Peas
Per 1 cup ~160g
Amino Acids in Green Peas
Protein breakdown per 1 cup (160g), from the USDA record for this food.
Limiting amino acid: Methionine + Cystine — 96% of the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern per gram of protein.
| Essential Amino Acids | Per 1 cup (160g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine | 168mg | 105mg | 2% |
| Isoleucine | 309mg | 193mg | 3.6% |
| Leucine | 512mg | 320mg | 6% |
| Lysine | 502mg | 314mg | 5.9% |
| Methionine | 130mg | 81mg | 1.5% |
| Phenylalanine | 317mg | 198mg | 3.7% |
| Threonine | 322mg | 201mg | 3.8% |
| Tryptophan | 59mg | 37mg | 0.7% |
| Valine | 371mg | 232mg | 4.3% |
| Other Amino Acids | Per 1 cup (160g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 379mg | 237mg | 4.4% |
| Arginine | 677mg | 423mg | 7.9% |
| Aspartic Acid | 784mg | 490mg | 9.1% |
| Cystine | 51mg | 32mg | 0.6% |
| Glutamic Acid | 1173mg | 733mg | 13.7% |
| Glycine | 291mg | 182mg | 3.4% |
| Proline | 274mg | 171mg | 3.2% |
| Serine | 286mg | 179mg | 3.3% |
| Tyrosine | 179mg | 112mg | 2.1% |
Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.
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