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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.
Peas
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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%
~equal in Calcium ~25mg

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.
Peas
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 47% 13% 2.8% 0% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47% 16%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~23.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peas Vegetable 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
Peas
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5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.4%
Contains more FatsFats +46.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.4%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peas
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24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +90%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/nutrients
  2. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.