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Green Pea

Green pea is the immature seed of a pea plant, eaten fresh or cooked in soups, stews, and side dishes.

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About Green Pea

Green pea is the tender, immature seed of the pea plant, usually removed from its pod before eating. It is used fresh or cooked in soups, stews, rice dishes, salads, pasta, and side dishes, where it may remain whole or be crushed and puréed.

The round seed usually has a soft skin, moist interior, and mildly sweet, vegetal flavour. Texture varies with maturity and preservation, from tender and yielding to firmer or softer cooked forms.

Green peas are sold fresh, frozen, canned, and occasionally dried, although dried peas are a different mature form. They may be boiled, steamed, simmered, or briefly sautéed; cooking changes their firmness, while crushing or puréeing produces a coarse or smooth texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

green pea

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Green Pea nutrition & diet

Green Pea nutritional value

Peas, green, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
81kcal
Protein
5.4g
Carbs
14.4g
Fat
0.4g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use the immature pea seeds, fresh or appropriately frozen, with pods excluded unless the product specifically includes them. Boiled, steamed, canned, dried, puréed, or sauced forms need separate matching; added butter, cream, oil, salt, or stock changes the preparation context and serving interpretation.

Compare the right form: Match references to green pea seeds, fresh, frozen, or canned, with pods excluded; identify cooked, puréed, dried, or sauce-added form.

Diet considerations

Green peas are plant seeds and are compatible with plant-based patterns when plain. Butter, cream, cheese, meat stock, or bacon changes compatibility, while canned sauces and coatings require ingredient review. Their use in larger portions, soups, mashed dishes, or with rice and other cereals changes the carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Peas, green, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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