Peas calories
The calories contained in the raw peas are 52 per 100g . 100 g of peas in a pan contain, instead, contain 91 kcal, frozen ones contain 48 kcal, and those in the box contain 68 kcal. They are therefore a low-calorie food perfect in low-calorie diets.
Nutritional values of peas
100 g of raw peas contain:
- Water 79.4 g
- Carbohydrates 6.5 g
- Sugars 4 g
- Proteins 5.5 g
- Fats 0.6 g
- Cholesterol 0 g
- Total fiber 6.3 g
- Sodium 1 mg
- Potassium 193 mg
- Iron 1.7 mg
- Calcium 45 mg
- Phosphorus 97 mg
- Vitamin B1 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B2 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 2.6 mg
- Vitamin A 64 µg
- Vitamin C 32 mg
Beneficial properties
Peas are legumes with a lower starch content than others, are more digestible and therefore can also be consumed by those suffering from meteorism and colitis.
Dried peas contain a lot of iron, magnesium and zinc and are more caloric than fresh ones; thanks to their characteristics they are useful in case of constipation .
Peas also contain phytoestrogens, valid allies against the symptoms of menopause .