Vegetable

Green Seed

Sugar Snap Pea green seed is a prepared form of the seed, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

CookedGroundPreparedRawSautéedSoupToastedWhole

Traits

AromaticGreen SeedLeafyPortionPrep ReadyQuick CookShelf Stable

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 46.9

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.85 g
Saturated Fat 0.05 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 19.3 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 6.83 g
Dietary Fibre 3.29 g
Total Sugars 2.98 g
Complex / starch 2.06 g
Protein 2.98 g
Water 18.2 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 46.9 kcal
Water 18.2 g
Carbohydrates 6.83 g
- Sugars 2.98 g
- Starch 2.06 g
- Fibre 3.29 g
Protein 2.98 g
Fat 0.85 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
Vitamins 75.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.64 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.32 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 30.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.4 mg
- Vitamin K 24.8 µg
Minerals 339 mg
- Major Minerals 337 mg
  - Calcium 44 mg
  - Sodium 19.3 mg
  - Potassium 274 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.64 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.32 · vitamin-b6: 0.16 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 30.7 · vitamin-e: 0.4 · vitamin-k: 24.8 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 19.29 · Potassium: 274 · Calcium: 44 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Seeds concentrate oil and protein for germination energy.

History

1500

Market gardeners and growers selected sugar snap pea for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named green seed portions.

1850

Cold storage and transport made sugar snap pea a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named green seed portions.

1980

Cooks bought prepped forms of sugar snap pea for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named green seed portions.