Snap pea

Snap pea
SpeciesPisum sativum
Cultivar groupMacrocarpon Group
Cultivar group membersMany; see text.
Peas, edible-podded, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy176 kJ (42 kcal)
7.55 g
Sugars4.0 g
Dietary fiber2.6 g
0.39 g
Saturated0.0039 g
Monounsaturated0.021 g
Polyunsaturated0.089 g
2.8 g
Tryptophan0.027 g
Threonine0.099 g
Isoleucine0.161 g
Leucine0.228 g
Lysine0.202 g
Methionine0.011 g
Cystine0.032 g
Phenylalanine0.090 g
Tyrosine0.099 g
Valine0.273 g
Arginine0.134 g
Histidine0.017 g
Alanine0.058 g
Aspartic acid0.228 g
Glutamic acid0.448 g
Glycine0.072 g
Proline0.063 g
Serine0.125 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Vitamin A equiv.
6%
54 μg
6%
630 μg
740 μg
Vitamin A1087 IU
Thiamine (B1)
13%
0.15 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
6%
0.08 mg
Niacin (B3)
4%
0.6 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
15%
0.75 mg
Vitamin B6
9%
0.16 mg
Folate (B9)
11%
42 μg
Choline
3%
17.4 mg
Vitamin C
67%
60 mg
Vitamin E
3%
0.39 mg
Vitamin K
21%
25 μg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
3%
43 mg
Copper
9%
0.079 mg
Iron
12%
2.08 mg
Magnesium
6%
24 mg
Manganese
11%
0.244 mg
Phosphorus
4%
53 mg
Potassium
7%
200 mg
Sodium
0%
4 mg
Zinc
2%
0.27 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Water88.89 g
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]
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The snap pea, also known as the sugar snap pea, is an edible-pod pea with rounded pods and thick pod walls, in contrast to snow pea pods, which are flat with thin walls.[3] The name mangetout (French for "eat all") can apply to snap peas and snow peas.

A snap pea named "butter pea" was described in French literature in the 19th century, but the old snap pea was lost in cultivation by the mid-20th century. The present snap pea originated from Calvin Lamborn's cross between a shelling pea mutant found in 1952 by Dr. M.C. Parker and a snow pea cultivar. Researchers at Twin Falls, Idaho hoped that the cross might counteract twisting and buckling seen in varieties at the time. With this cross, snap pea was recreated and the first new snap pea was released in 1979 under the name 'Sugar Snap'.[3][4][5]

Snap peas, like all other peas, are pod fruits. An edible-podded pea is similar to a garden, or English, pea, but the pod is less fibrous, and is edible when young. Pods of the edible-podded pea, including snap peas, do not have a membrane and do not open when ripe. At maturity, the pods grow to around 4 to 8 centimetres (1+12 to 3 inches) in length. Pods contain three to nine peas. The plants are climbing, and pea sticks or a trellis or other support system is required for optimal growth. Some cultivars are capable of climbing to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high but plants are more commonly around 1 to 1.3 m (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 3 in) high, for ease of harvest and cultivation.

  1. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ a b Myers, James R.; Baggett, James R.; Lamborn, Calvin (2010-06-22), Janick, Jules (ed.), "Origin, History, and Genetic Improvement of the Snap Pea ( Pisum sativum L.)", Plant Breeding Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 93–138, doi:10.1002/9780470650196.ch3, ISBN 978-0-470-65019-6
  4. ^ "HONORING PLANT BREEDER Calvin Lamborn". Fedco Seeds. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ^ Towne, Marian K. (1996). A Midwest Gardener's Cookbook. Indiana University Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-253-21056-9.