Nutrition:
1 cup of raw sugar snap peas are 41 calories. It has 3 grams of protein and fiber. It is obscenely high in vitamin C with 98% of the daily recommended intake in just one serving! It is alost is not too shabby with Vitamin A giving 21% of the recommended intake and 11% of your iron needs! Unfortunately a large portion of its calories per seriving come from sugar but with all that C who could complain?
General Facts:
A cross between the garden and snow pea, they have plump edible pods with a crisp, snappy texture; they are not shelled. Both snow peas and snap peas feature a slightly sweeter and cooler taste than the garden pea. Like snow peas, snap peas have fewer nutrients and calories than garden peas.
Storage:
Sugar snap peas can be stored for up to two weeks in the fridge. Wash, drain and place pods in plastic bags before refrigerating them.