Snow Peas: Vitamin C per Cup - 38mg (42% DV)

Snow peas, also known as Chinese sugar peas, are immature pea pods that are often used in stir-fried dishes. They are distinguished from regular garden peas by the fact that the entire pod, including the peel, is eaten.

Snow peas are high in vitamin C (60 mg/100 g, or 100% of the daily value). Fresh pods provide 1.5 times the amount of vitamin C as garden peas. Vitamin C is a potent water-soluble antioxidant found in nature. Vitamin C-rich vegetable aid in the development of resistance to infectious agents and the scavenge of harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the human body. In addition, they are high in minerals including iron, calcium, copper, zinc, selenium, and manganese. Fresh snow peas are at their best in the spring, although you can get them all year at the markets. Choose light-green pods that are fresh, flexible, flat, and tender.