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Fresh Garden Peas

Garden Peas are one of the season’s first crops, planted as soon as the ground can be worked. The peas in grocery stores like Marrowfat Green Peas are often starchy in taste, which you’ll find has no comparison to garden-fresh peas.

These great veggies are available fresh, frozen, and canned for good nutrition and convenience. When buying a fresh one, choose firm, bright green, medium-sized pods with no signs of decay or wilting.

Storing Garden peas the right way can make all the difference — see our expert advice in this blog on how to store fresh produce to extend shelf life

Are garden peas and green peas the same?

There is no difference between garden peas and green peas; the terms are interchangeable. Both refer to the small, round, sweet seeds of the Pisum sativum plant that are typically eaten after being shelled from their fibrous, inedible pods. They are also known as English peas or shelling peas.

Botanical classification: Both “garden pea” and “green pea” refer to the same Pisum sativum plant, and specifically the immature seeds harvested and eaten fresh or preserved.
Edibility: The pods of garden or green peas are tough and are not meant to be eaten. You must shell the peas from the pod before consumption.
Other terms: They are also called English peas or shelling peas.
Distinction from other peas: This is different from edible-podded varieties like snap peas and snow peas, where the entire pod is eaten. It is also different from dried peas, like split peas, which have different nutritional profiles.

Garden peas’ health benefits

• Dietary Fat & Cancer

Peas are fat-free. A diet that is low in total fat may reduce the risk of some cancers.

• Hypertension

Diets low in sodium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a disease associated with many factors. Peas are sodium-free.  A diet high in salt, fat, and/or cholesterol causes high blood pressure. Our peas are fat, sodium, and cholesterol-free.

• Cancer

Low-fat diets rich in fibre-containing grain products, fruits, and vegetables will reduce the risk of some cancers. Cancer is a disease associated with many factors. Peas are a good source of fibre.