Seasonal period: March, April

Also known as mangetout peas, they are an early picked type of peas with very tender pods. The pointy ends are removed before cooking and they are eaten whole with the pod.

Asparagus peas (lotus tetragonolobus) are eaten the same way even though they are not from the same family.

Nutritional information (0.1 kg)
Fiber 5.2 g
Saturates 0.19 g
Monounsaturated fatty acids 0.16 g
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 0.06 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Calcium 24.0 mg
Iron 1.7 mg
Zinc 0.7 mg
Vitamin A 0.0 ug
Vitamin C 23.0 g
Folic acid 78.0 ug
Salt (Sodium) 0.0 mg
Sugars 0.0 g
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