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Pea

Peas are small green legume seeds commonly eaten fresh, steamed, boiled, or added to soups and stews.

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About Pea

A pea is the immature edible seed of a pea plant, usually harvested while green and tender. Shelled green peas are eaten steamed, boiled, sautéed, or raw when very fresh, and are added to soups, stews, rice dishes, salads, sauces, and purées.

Fresh peas are round, smooth, and bright green, with a mildly sweet, grassy flavour and a soft but slightly firm bite. The term commonly refers to shelled green peas rather than peas sold in edible pods under more specific names.

Peas are sold fresh, frozen, canned, or dried. These forms differ in texture and colour, while cooking can soften the seed further; this profile does not specify a particular cultivar or maturity beyond the common shelled green pea.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for pea

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pea

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Cooked chick peas

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pea (canned)

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pea (common, canned)

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pea (dried)

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pea (early june, canned)

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pea (early june, dried, canned)

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pea (early june)

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pea (frozen)

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pea (mashed)

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pea (mature, processed, canned)

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pea (mature)

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pea (raw)

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pea (strained)

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pea (whole or pieces)

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Pea, green, fresh, boiled, drained

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Pea, green, fresh, raw

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Pea, green, frozen, boiled, drained

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Pea, green, whole, dried

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Pea, split, dried

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Pea, split, dried, boiled, drained

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Pea, yellow, whole, dried

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Pea(Wandu), Boiled

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Pea(Wandu), Canned

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Pea(Wandu), Dried

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Pea(Wandu), Dried, Boiled

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Pea(Wandu), Raw

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Podded pea (young pods)

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Pea nutrition & diet

Pea nutritional value

Pea, green, fresh, raw

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

Calories
74.3kcal
Protein
6.5g
Carbs
7.7g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F006536. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Compare peas in the same state and edible portion: fresh, frozen, canned, boiled, steamed, or incorporated into soup. Drainage, added salt, oil, butter, cream, and starchy accompaniments affect the prepared serving, while pod inclusion would represent a different food form.

Compare the right form: Match references to shelled green pea seeds, specifying fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked form and whether drained or prepared with added ingredients.

Diet considerations

Peas are plant-derived legume seeds. Compatibility can change when they are cooked with meat, dairy, stock, or sauces, or combined with cereal grains and other starches. Plain peas have a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern; soups, purées, fritters, and prepared side dishes may add flour, coatings, or concentrated ingredients.

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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Pea, green, fresh, 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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