The short answer
100 g of green peas (raw) has 7.3 g of protein and 81 kcal.1 That's about 15% of the 50 g of protein ICMR-NIN suggests a day for a 60 kg adult.2
Nutrition in 100 g of green peas
| Per 100 g | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 81 kcal (340 kJ) |
| Protein | 7.3 g ± 1 |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 11.9 g |
| Fibre | 6.3 g |
| Water | 73.4 g |
These figures are for the raw, edible part of green peas.
How much green peas for your protein?
The amounts below are worked out from IFCT's figure of 7.3 g per 100 g. To see how green peas fits into a whole day, add it in the day builder.
| To get | Eat about | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 10 g of protein | 138 g (raw weight) | 112 kcal |
| 20 g of protein | 276 g (raw weight) | 224 kcal |
| 30 g of protein | 414 g (raw weight) | 335 kcal |
How green peas compares
Green peas has more protein per 100 g than 46% of the 542 foods in IFCT 2017. Here it is beside the other vegetables we cover:
| Vegetables | Protein / 100 g | kcal | From protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green peas | 7.3 g | 81 | 36% |
| Moringa leaves | 6.4 g | 67 | 39% |
| Jackfruit seeds | 5.8 g | 77 | 31% |
| Methi leaves | 3.7 g | 34 | 43% |
| Mushroom | 3.7 g | 27 | 54% |
| Spinach | 2.1 g | 24 | 36% |
| Potato | 1.5 g | 70 | 9% |
Other vegetarian foods with similar protein: parboiled rice (7.8 g), puffed rice (7.5 g), poha (7.4 g), dry coconut (7.3 g), ragi (7.2 g). For more protein per 100 g, try soybean (37.8 g), masoor dal (24.4 g), moong dal (23.9 g). See every food on one protein chart.
Protein quality
Vegetables add small amounts of protein; their real value is fibre, vitamins and minerals. Fresh peas, some leaves and jackfruit seeds have more protein than most.
Green peas in Indian languages
Names as listed in IFCT 2017, which records what the food is called in each region it was sampled from.1
- Assamese
- Matar mah
- Bengali
- Motor shuti
- Gujarati
- , Mar. Vatana
- Odia
- Matara
- Hindi
- Matar
- Kannada
- , Tel. Batani
- Punjabi
- Hare matar
- Malayalam
- , Tam. Paccha pattani
Common questions
How much protein is in 100 g of green peas?
7.3 g, according to the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 from ICMR-NIN. That's for raw green peas, per 100 g of the edible part. 100 g also gives 81 kcal.
How much green peas gives 20 g of protein?
About 276 g (raw weight). That's roughly 40% of the 50 g a day ICMR-NIN suggests for a 60 kg adult.
Is green peas a good source of protein?
36% of its calories come from protein, and it has more protein per 100 g than 46% of the 542 foods in IFCT 2017. Vegetables add small amounts of protein; their real value is fibre, vitamins and minerals.
References
- Longvah T, Ananthan R, Bhaskarachary K, Venkaiah K. Indian Food Composition Tables 2017. National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad. nin.res.in. Read through the open-data copy by Subhajit Sahu (ifct2017, MIT licence).
- ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition. Nutrient Requirements for Indians: Recommended Dietary Allowances and Estimated Average Requirements. 2020. nin.res.in