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Green Peas

A sweet legume combining plant protein and fiber with the eye-supporting carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin — and one of humanity's oldest cultivated crops.

Benefits

Key compounds

Plant proteinfibervitamin Kvitamin Cfolatemanganeselutein and zeaxanthincoumestrol

May help with

Best for these goals

Muscle & strengthgut healtheye healthblood sugar

How to use it

Fresh, frozen, or dried; steamed, in soups and purees; the tender shoots eaten as a green

Evidence level

Nutritional

Cautions & interactions

The fiber can cause gas in some people; otherwise very well tolerated
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