A pea (Pisum sativum) is a most commonly green, ocassionally golden yellow or infrequently purple pod-shaped vegetable, widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop.It is the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the pod fruit.Each pod contains several peas.Pea pod are botanically fruit, since they contain seeds and developed from the ovary of a (pea) flower.Dry weight is about one-quarter protein and one-quarter sugar.Pea seed peptide fractions have less ability to scavenge free radicals than glutathione, but greater ability to chelate metals and inhibit linoleic acid oxidation.
The peas are starchy but high in fiber, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, calcium, manganese, copper, lutein, choline, and molybdenum.
Pea is high levels of antioxidant including flavonoids ( catechin and epicatechin), caretonoid (alpha-carotene and beta-carotene), phenolic acids (ferulic and caffeic acid), and polyphenol (coumestrol).
Peas are beneficial for immune system by consuming raw peas.A cup of raw peas has 58 milligrams of vitamin C, providing 65% of the daily requirement for men and 77% for women.The cooked peas have 25 milligrams of vitamin C.A cup of raw or cooked peas provide about one-third of the thiamin needed each day.It is recommended about 20-25 % daily intaking for riboflavin, niacin,vitamin B6, and folate.
Minerals support blood , muscle, bone health, and nervous system.Cooked peas have more minerals than raw peas.A cup of cooked peas has 2.5 milligrams of iron, 62 milligrams of magnesium, and 187 milligrams of phosphorus, whereas a cup of raw peas has 2 milligrams of iron, 48 milligram of magnesium, and 157 milligrams of phosphorus.A cup of cooked or raw peas provides nearly 2 milligrams of zinc, an antioxidant mineral that promotes wound healing.
The Benefits of Pea
- Protects from lung and oral cavity cancers.
- Maintains healthy membrane and skin.
- Cures Alzheimer's disease patients by limiting neuronal damage inside the brain.
- Lowers cholesterol levels.
- Helps body to develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body.
- Prevents neural tube defects in the newborn babies for expectant mothers.
- Manages weight.
- Prevents stomach cancer.
- Regulates blood sugar.
- Reduces homocysteine levels which are risk factor for heart disease.
- Prevents osteoporosis.
- Improves bowel health and peristalsis.
- Lowers cardiovasvular problems.
- Prevents bronchitis.
- Prevents arthritis.
- Prevents candida.
- Prevents wrinkles or anti-aging.
- Strengthens immune systems.
- Keeps the cells in the eyes healthy.
A Study in Mexico has shown that the consumption of green peas about 2 milligrams per day can decrease the risk of stomach cancer.A cup of green peas contain at least 10 milligrams of coumestrol that is nutrient to protect cancer in green peas.
The Effect of Pea
People who suffer kidney disorders and gout problems should not consume green peas because Peas contain substances called purines.
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