Peas vs. Edamame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between peas and edamame?
- Peas are higher in vitamin B5, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3, yet edamame is higher in folate, manganese, copper, iron, and phosphorus.
- Peas' daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 3052% more.
- Peas have 3 times more vitamin A than edamame. While peas have 801IU of vitamin A, edamame has only 298IU.
We used Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Edamame, frozen, prepared types 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 less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +137.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +64.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +133.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +60.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +47.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +99.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +15.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +44.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +95% |
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 | +132.8% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +166.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +29.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +120.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +38634.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +116% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +385.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +393.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +89.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B5 | 153mg | 0.395mg | 3052% |
Folate | 63µg | 311µg | 62% |
Manganese | 0.525mg | 1.024mg | 22% |
Copper | 0.173mg | 0.345mg | 19% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.102g | 2.156g | 14% |
Protein | 5.36g | 11.91g | 13% |
Vitamin C | 14.2mg | 6.1mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.216mg | 0.1mg | 9% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 2.27mg | 9% |
Fats | 0.22g | 5.2g | 8% |
Phosphorus | 117mg | 169mg | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.021mg | 0.915mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 39mg | 64mg | 6% |
Choline | 29.7mg | 56.3mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.259mg | 0.2mg | 5% |
Potassium | 271mg | 436mg | 5% |
Calcium | 27mg | 63mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.14mg | 0.68mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 40µg | 15µg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.019g | 1.282g | 3% |
Saturated fat | 0.039g | 0.62g | 3% |
Calories | 84kcal | 121kcal | 2% |
Selenium | 1.9µg | 0.8µg | 2% |
Zinc | 1.19mg | 1.37mg | 2% |
Carbs | 15.63g | 8.91g | 2% |
Starch | 1.51g | 1% | |
Vitamin K | 25.9µg | 26.7µg | 1% |
Fiber | 5.5g | 5.2g | 1% |
Net carbs | 10.13g | 3.71g | N/A |
Sugar | 5.93g | 2.18g | N/A |
Sodium | 3mg | 6mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.149mg | 0.155mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0g | 0.009g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.037mg | 0.126mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.201mg | 0.331mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.193mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.32mg | 0.745mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.314mg | 0.745mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.081mg | 0.141mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.198mg | 0.488mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.232mg | 0.324mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.105mg | 0.267mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.41g | 0.12g | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.003g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.358g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 1.789g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +75.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +122.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +2263.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +31.5% |
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Water
~72.77g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +6647.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2013.7% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +366.1% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +241.7% |
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +427.8% |
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Lactose
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Galactose
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