Nutrition for Pea Shoots

Pea Shoots Nutrition Summary

One cup of pea shoots (94 grams or 0.2 lb) contains 33 calories and 2.2 grams of protein. Pea shoots consists of 7% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and less than 1% of water or fat.

Pea shoots are an excellent source of a few nutrients, including dietary fiber and Vitamin C. It also contains significant amounts of calcium and potassium.

In one cup of pea shoots:

• Calories: 33
• Protein: 2.2 g
• Sugar: 3.3 g
• Dietary fiber: 2.3 g
• Fat: 0.3 g

There is no significant amounts of saturated fat, cholesterol or sodium in pea shoots.

See the Pea Shoots Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: ORGANIC PEA SHOOTS.

Calories in Pea Shoots

Pea shoots have 33 calories per cup or 35 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

70% of calories in pea shoots are from carbohydrates, 23% of calories are from protein and 7% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Pea Shoots

Some other vegetables with similar calories to pea shoots by weight:

• Nori: same
• Kale: same
• Baby Carrots: same
• Broccoli: -1 calories

Protein in Pea Shoots

One cup of Pea Shoots has 2.2 grams of protein or about 4% of daily recommended intake.

Protein Similar to Pea Shoots

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to pea shoots by weight:

• Watercress: same
• Asparagus: -0.1 grams
• Shallot: +0.1 grams
• Russet Potato: -0.2 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Pea Shoots

An good source of nutrients, pea shoots contain abundant amounts of Vitamin C. In fact, a single cup of pea shoots contains 31% of recommended daily values or 23.2 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in pea shoots (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 11.3 ug
• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.9 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 23.2 mg
• Folate: 58.3 ug

Minerals in pea shoots (1 cup):

• Calcium: 22.6 mg
• Potassium: 150.4 mg
• Iron: 1.2 mg
• Magnesium: 21.6 mg

There is no significant amounts of zinc, selenium, phosphorus, copper, manganese, choline, pantothenic acid, vitamin e, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in pea shoots.

Similar to Pea Shoots for Vitamin C

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to pea shoots:

• Lima Beans: -1.2 MG
• Okra: -1.6 MG
• Cilantro: +2.2 MG
• Spinach: +3.2 MG

Pea Shoots Nutrition Chart

Listed Ingredients in Pea Shoots

• CONTENTS: ORGANIC PEA SHOOTS.

Pea Shoots in Cooking

Pea Shoots can be consumed raw. Most recipes call for one or two cups of pea shoots.

Friends and Relatives of Pea Shoots

Foods commonly cooked with pea shoots:

• Salmon

Other similar relatives:

• Peas
• Scallion