Nutrition facts · Beans, nuts and seeds
Calories in Split peas (cooked)
Cooked split peas have 118 calories per 100 g, and a 1 cup serving (196 g) has 231 calories. Most of those calories come from carbohydrates, at 21.1 g per 100 g, with a solid 8.3 g of protein and almost no fat (0.4 g).
Calories come from: Carbs 70% · Fat 3% · Protein 27%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 118 kcal | 8.3 g | 21.1 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 cup, cooked | 196 g | 231 kcal | 16.3 g | 41.4 g | 0.8 g |
| 1 tbsp, cooked | 12.2 g | 14 kcal | 1 g | 2.6 g | 0 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 118 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 8.3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21.1 g |
| of which sugars | 2.9 g |
| Fiber | 8.3 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| of which saturated | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
What changes the calories
- Dry split peas absorb a lot of water as they cook, so a gram of dry peas has far more calories than a gram of cooked peas, and you need to log the form you actually weighed.
- How thick you cook them matters: a thick, well-reduced pea mash packs more peas into each spoonful than a thin, watery soup.
- Ham, bacon, butter, oil or cream added to split pea soup or dal can add more calories than the peas themselves.
- These numbers are for peas boiled without salt, so salt does not change the calories, but stock cubes or seasoning mixes may add a little.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh split peas after cooking and log them as cooked, or weigh them dry and log a dry entry, but don't mix the two.
- For soups and dal, log the peas, fats and meats separately, or log the whole pot and divide it by the number of servings.
- Snap a photo of your bowl in BerryFit to log it quickly, then adjust the portion to match what you weighed.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a cup of cooked split peas?
One cup of cooked split peas (196 g) has 231 calories, with 16.3 g protein, 41.4 g carbs and 0.8 g fat.
Are split peas high in protein?
For a plant food, yes: cooked split peas have 8.3 g of protein per 100 g and 16.3 g per cup. Carbohydrates still provide most of their calories.
How do split peas compare to lentils in calories?
They are very similar: cooked split peas have 118 calories per 100 g and cooked lentils have 116. Black-eyed peas (116) and butter beans (115) are close as well.
How much fiber is in cooked split peas?
Cooked split peas have 8.3 g of fiber per 100 g, which is the same amount as their protein.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt, FDC ID 172429); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
