Peas vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are peas and vegetable different?
- Peas are higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B6, copper, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B3; however, vegetable is richer in vitamin A.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for peas is 3057% higher.
- Peas contain 4 times more vitamin C than vegetable. While peas contain 14.2mg of vitamin C, vegetable contains only 3.2mg.
- Peas have a lower glycemic index (54) than vegetable (66).
Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties used in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +77.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +60.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +87.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +108.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +142.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +129.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +38.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +533.3% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +343.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +264.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +24.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +137.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +101224.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +191.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +231.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +23.2% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +435% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +171.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B5 | 153mg | 0.151mg | 3057% |
Vitamin A | 40µg | 214µg | 19% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.259mg | 0.071mg | 16% |
Vitamin C | 14.2mg | 3.2mg | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.216mg | 0.074mg | 11% |
Folate | 63µg | 19µg | 11% |
Copper | 0.173mg | 0.083mg | 10% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 0.82mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 117mg | 51mg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.021mg | 0.851mg | 7% |
Zinc | 1.19mg | 0.49mg | 6% |
Manganese | 0.525mg | 0.379mg | 6% |
Protein | 5.36g | 2.86g | 5% |
Magnesium | 39mg | 22mg | 4% |
Fiber | 5.5g | 4.4g | 4% |
Potassium | 271mg | 169mg | 3% |
Selenium | 1.9µg | 0.3µg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.149mg | 0.12mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 25.9µg | 23.5µg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.14mg | 0.38mg | 2% |
Choline | 29.7mg | 24.1mg | 1% |
Calories | 84kcal | 65kcal | 1% |
Sodium | 3mg | 35mg | 1% |
Carbs | 15.63g | 13.09g | 1% |
Fructose | 0.41g | 1% | |
Fats | 0.22g | 0.15g | 0% |
Net carbs | 10.13g | 8.69g | N/A |
Calcium | 27mg | 25mg | 0% |
Sugar | 5.93g | 3.12g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0.039g | 0.031g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.019g | 0.01g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 0.072g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.037mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.201mg | 0.115mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.193mg | 0.139mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.32mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.314mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.081mg | 0.034mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.198mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.232mg | 0.149mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.105mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +87.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +46.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +19.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +37.3% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +90% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +41.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -20.5% |