Split peas

70 g of split peas is 207 kcal and mainly feeds your gut, heart and muscles.

PER 70 G AS BOUGHT · 175 G AS EATEN · 207 KCAL

The portion is what one serving of PeakPie's own recipes typically uses of this ingredient.

What it feeds

Gut19 of 100
Fiber: 46%of a day’s target in this portion.
Heart15 of 100
Fiber: 46%of a day’s target in this portion.
Muscles15 of 100
Protein: 26%of a day’s target in this portion.
Immune11 of 100
Copper: 35%of a day’s target in this portion.
Kidneys10 of 100
Potassium: 21%of a day’s target in this portion.
Bones9 of 100
Magnesium: 17%of a day’s target in this portion.
Brain7 of 100
Folate (B9): 28%of a day’s target in this portion.
Liver7 of 100
Folate (B9): 28%of a day’s target in this portion.
Eyes3 of 100
Zinc: 18%of a day’s target in this portion.
Skin3 of 100
Zinc: 18%of a day’s target in this portion.
Lungs2 of 100
Magnesium: 17%of a day’s target in this portion.

The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.

What’s in 70 g

NUTRIENT	AMOUNT	OF A DAY
Fiber	15g	46%
Copper	0.3mg	35%
Folate (B9)	114 mcg DFE	28%
Protein	15g	26%
Phosphorus	173mg	25%
Potassium	634mg	21%
Zinc	1.8mg	18%
Iron	2.3mg	17%
Magnesium	63mg	17%
Choline	57mg	12%
Vitamin K	8.8mcg	8%
B6

Watch out

Saturated fat0.1g · <1% of the UK reference intake
Sugars5.1g · 6% of the UK reference intake
Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake

What may be claimed

Split peas is a source of Copper, Folate (B9). These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.

Copper

Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.

A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.

Folate (B9)

Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
Folate contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

The B vitamin behind DNA synthesis and cell division — every fast-renewing tissue, from blood to gut lining, leans on it.

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