Peas vs Green Beans nutrition
Boiled green peas has more protein, calories and carbs. Boiled green beans has more calcium.
- Boiled green peas100 g
- Boiled green beans100 g
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Exact amounts and % Daily Value
| Nutrient | Boiled green peas | Boiled green beans | Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 84 kcal (4%) | 35 kcal (2%) | 2,000 kcal |
| Protein | 5.4 g (11%) | 1.9 g (4%) | 50 g |
| Fat | 0.22 g (<1%) | 0.28 g (<1%) | 78 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.04 g (<1%) | 0.06 g (<1%) | 20 g |
| Carbs | 15.6 g (6%) | 7.9 g (3%) | 275 g |
| Fiber | 5.5 g (20%) | 3.2 g (11%) | 28 g |
| Sugar | 5.9 g | 3.6 g | none set |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg (0%) | 0 mg (0%) | 300 mg |
| Salt (sodium) | 3 mg (<1%) | 1 mg (<1%) | 2,300 mg |
| Potassium | 271 mg (6%) | 146 mg (3%) | 4,700 mg |
| Calcium | 27 mg (2%) | 44 mg (3%) | 1,300 mg |
| Iron | 1.5 mg (9%) | 0.65 mg (4%) | 18 mg |
| Magnesium | 39 mg (9%) | 18 mg (4%) | 420 mg |
| Vitamin A | 40 µg (4%) | 32 µg (4%) | 900 µg |
| Vitamin C | 14.2 mg (16%) | 9.7 mg (11%) | 90 mg |
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How the numbers are taken. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible part, from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, public domain), in the state named — raw, boiled, roasted and so on. Percentages use the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; your own needs can be different. This site compares amounts — it does not give diet or medical advice. Sources and limits.
What is being compared
This page compares boiled green peas and boiled green beans as USDA FoodData Central lists them: “Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt” (FDC 170420) and “Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt” (FDC 169141). All figures start from 100 grams of the edible part. A search for “peas” is taken here as boiled green peas; pear, Asian pear, peach and green peas are in the comparer above. A search for “green beans” is taken here as boiled green beans; green beans is in the comparer above.
Per 100 grams
Per 100 grams, boiled green peas has more calories (84 vs 35 kcal, 2.4 times as much), protein (5.4 vs 1.9 g, 2.8 times as much), carbohydrate (15.6 vs 7.9 g, 2.0 times as much), fiber (5.5 vs 3.2 g, 1.7 times as much), sugars (5.9 vs 3.6 g, 1.6 times as much), sodium (3 vs 1 mg, 3.0 times as much), potassium (271 vs 146 mg, 1.9 times as much), iron (1.5 vs 0.65 mg, 2.4 times as much), magnesium (39 vs 18 mg, 2.2 times as much), vitamin A (40 vs 32 µg) and vitamin C (14.2 vs 9.7 mg). Boiled green beans has more fat (0.28 vs 0.22 g), saturated fat (0.06 vs 0.04 g, 1.5 times as much) and calcium (44 vs 27 mg, 1.6 times as much). They are within 3% of each other for cholesterol.
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Per serving
A serving as USDA measures it is 1 cup of boiled green peas (160 g) and 1 cup of boiled green beans (125 g). The boiled green peas serving is 1.3 times as heavy, so per serving its numbers grow relative to the other. No nutrient changes leader when you switch from 100 g to servings. One serving is 134 kcal of boiled green peas against 43.8 kcal of boiled green beans.
For the same calories
To get 100 kcal you would eat 119 g of boiled green peas or 286 g of boiled green beans. At that equal energy, boiled green peas carries 6.4 g of protein and boiled green beans 5.4 g. Fiber per 100 kcal is 6.5 g against 9.1 g. Measured per 100 kcal instead of per 100 g, the larger amount moves for carbohydrate (to boiled green beans), fiber (to boiled green beans), sugars (to boiled green beans), potassium (to boiled green beans), magnesium (to boiled green beans), vitamin A (to boiled green beans) and vitamin C (to boiled green beans).
Where the calories come from
Roughly, 25% of the energy in boiled green peas comes from protein, 2% from fat and 73% from carbohydrate; for boiled green beans it is 18%, 6% and 76%. These shares use the general 4, 9 and 4 kcal per gram and can differ slightly from USDA's own energy factors.
Against the Daily Value
1 cup of boiled green peas reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in fiber (31%), vitamin C (25%) and protein (17%); 1 cup of boiled green beans reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in fiber (14%), vitamin C (13%) and magnesium (5%). Daily Values are the FDA label reference amounts for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; they are a yardstick for reading labels, not a target for any one person.