Food calories · USDA data
Calories in green peas
62 calories
in ½ cup, 80 g
- Protein
- 4.1 g
- Carbs
- 11.4 g
- Fat
- 0.2 g
- Fiber
- 3.6 g
Green peas have 62 calories. That is USDA's figure for ½ cup, which weighs 80 g. Per 100 g, green peas have 78 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 71%, come from carbohydrate. This portion has 3.6 g of fiber, 13% of the 28 g Daily Value.
It takes 128 g of green peas to reach 100 calories, which is about 1.6 × ½ cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ cup | 80 g | 62 | 4.1 g | 11.4 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 package (10 oz) yields | 253 g | 197 | 13 g | 36.1 g | 0.7 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 22 | 1.5 g | 4 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 78 | 5.2 g | 14.3 g | 0.3 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your green peas may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 26% of calories (5.2 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 71% (14.3 g per 100 g, of which 4.5 g fiber)
- Fat: 3% (0.3 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, green peas has the fewest calories of these four (78 per 100 g) and corn on the cob the most (96).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green peas | 78 | 5.2 g | 14.3 g | 0.3 g |
| Sweet potato | 90 | 2 g | 20.7 g | 0.2 g |
| Baked potato | 93 | 2.5 g | 21.2 g | 0.1 g |
| Corn on the cob | 96 | 3.4 g | 21 g | 1.5 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in green peas?
Green peas have 62 calories. USDA weighs ½ cup at 80 g, and green peas has 78 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do green peas have?
½ cup (80 g) has 4.1 g of protein, 8% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 5.2 g.
How many carbs do green peas have?
½ cup has 11.4 g of carbohydrate, including 3.6 g of fiber, and 0.2 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt (FDC ID 170017). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.