"Eating vegetables is always an excellent way to help you get your daily intake of fiber, but people who need an extra dose in their diet need to choose the most fiber-rich veggies possible. Broccoli is often named as a great source of this essential nutrient, yet you can find some superior options in the produce kingdom. Green peas are a nutritious legume that outclasses broccoli in terms of fiber content."
"According to the USDA, one cup of chopped, raw broccoli contains 2 grams of dietary fiber, while one cup of fresh green peas contains 8 grams. Granted, peas are smaller than broccoli, so a volume measurement of one cup comes out to 145 grams, while a cup of broccoli equates to 91 grams. Still, there's a big difference in their fiber concentration."
Green peas deliver substantially more dietary fiber than broccoli and many other vegetables, providing about 8 grams per cup versus 2 grams per cup for raw broccoli. Cup-for-cup weight differs—one cup of peas is roughly 145 grams while one cup of broccoli is about 91 grams—so fiber concentration still favors peas. Boiled peas lose only about 2 milligrams of fiber compared with raw peas, and frozen peas reduce fiber by roughly 1 gram. Standard daily fiber recommendations range from 25 to 31 grams for adults under 50 and 22 to 28 grams for those over 50, so a cup or two of peas noticeably contributes toward meeting those goals. Peas contain no animal products or gluten and fit many diets.
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