Green Peas
Selection Information
Usage:
Selection: Also called English peas, good-quality peas will have a large pod that bulges away from the pea inside. The pod will be firm and crisp with medium to dark-green coloring.
Avoid: Avoid product with soft, limp pods or blemished pods. Also avoid peas that are so big, they almost burst from the pod.
Seasonal Information
Green peas are available January through June.
Grean Pea Nutritional Information
Serving size 3.5 oz.
Calories 70
% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin C 30
Pea Tips & Trivia
- The pea is believed to date back 5,000 years. First grown primarily for the dry seeds, fresh peas were considered a rare delicacy until the 18th Century.
- Peas originated in the Middle East, and owe their present name to the Latin, "pisum."