Pea fibers blend excellently with other ingredients, they are good fillers, bulking agents. Due to their fineness they can be used in multitude of applications: from bakery product to injected meats. Owing to high content of dietary fiber, they can enhance nutritional profile of the final product.

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Uses

Culinary uses

Benefits

1. Weight management:

Peas are low-fat but high-everything-else.  A cup of peas has less than 100 calories but lots of protein, fiber and micronutrients.

2. Stomach cancer prevention:

Peas contain high amounts of a health-protective polyphenol called coumestrol. A study in Mexico City determined you only need 2 milligrams per day of this phytonutrient to help prevent stomach cancer. A cup of peas has at least 10.

3. Anti-aging, strong immune system, and high energy: 

This comes from the high levels of antioxidants, including:

  • flavinoids: catechin and epicatechin
  • carotenoid: alpha-carotene and beta-carotene
  • phenolic acids: ferulic and caffeic acid
  • polyphenols: coumestrol

4. Prevention of wrinkles, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, bronchitis, osteoporosis and candida:

These come from peas’ strong anti-inflammatory properties. Excess inflammation has also been linked to heart disease, cancer, and aging in general. These properties include:

  • Pisumsaponins I and II and pisomosides A and B (anti-inflammatory phytonutrients found almost exclusively in peas)
  • Vitamin C and vitamin E, and a good amount of the antioxidant mineral zinc
  • Omega-3 fat in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)

5.  Blood sugar regulation:

Peas’ high fiber and protein slows down how fast sugars are digested.
Their antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents prevent or reverse insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes)
All peas’ carbohydrates are natural sugars and starches with no white sugars or chemicals to worry about.

Cautions

  • None are recorded.

Interactions

  • Not enough information is available.

Other names

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References

Source: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-health-benefits-of-peas.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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