Recipes With Green Peas

Pea is the pea pod / pea fruit of the plant Pisum Sativam.It is an annual crop whose seeds and immature pods are used as food.

 

Health benefits and nutritional facts of Green Peas…

• Green peas are a good source of anti oxidants.
• Low in fat
• High in proteins and fiber
•  It is a good source of Vitamin B2, B3,B6,folates that are necessary for a healthy heart.
• Good source of Vitamin K that is good for the bones
• Also rich in Vitamin A and C
• The niacin in peas reduces the bad cholesterol in the blood
• Peas contain purines and it is said that this vegetable is better avoided in people having gout / kidney disorders.