I am currently getting organic frozen mixed vegetables. Sometimes I wish that they were not mixed together, like when I just want peas, or just corn or even just peas and carrots. I have not been able to find them separated but I know that they exist. Curious about the nutrition from the different combinations of frozen vegetables I decided to look into what you got if you just ate the individual vegetables. All of the examples are from the same organic brand and each are based on a serving size of 85 grams.
Frozen Peas
According to the nutrition facts of the frozen peas they have the highest amount of salt when compared to peas and carrots, corn and all three mixed together. Like plain corn they do not offer any calcium but have twice as much protein as peas with carrots and mixed vegetables and three times as much iron as those two. In addition they offer the most vitamin C and but offer around a fourth less of vitamin A when compared to peas with carrots and mixed vegetables. They offer 70 calories per serving.
Frozen Corn
Frozen corn is the only one to offer any fat, they have a total 1 gram of fact per serving. They do not offer any sodium, calcium, vitamin A or iron and have the lowest amount of vitamin C. The have the most carbohydrates, nearly twice as much as peas and carrots. The have one less gram of protein of frozen peas and one more than both mixed vegetables and peas and carrots. Frozen corn offers the most calories with 90 per serving.
Frozen Peas with Carrots
Frozen peas and carrots have only 50 calories per serving, smaller than any of the others. They offer the least amount of carbohydrates as well. They offer 1 more gram of fiber than both mixed vegetables and corn, but one less than peas. They offer the same amount of protein as mixed vegetables which is 2 grams less than peas and 1 gram less than corn. They offer the most vitamin A with more than a third of what you need a day in one serving. The have the same amount of calcium and iron as mixed vegetables, but four percent less iron than peas, 2 percent less vitamin A less than peas and have 20 milligrams less sodium than peas as well.
Frozen Mixed Vegetables
Frozen mixed vegetables are very similar in nutrition to the nutrition of frozen peas with carrots. They have the same amount of iron, calcium, vitamin C and protein. They have only 20 milligrams of sodium, have the same amount of carbohydrates as peas, have the same amount of fiber as corn and have only 5 percent less vitamin A as peas with carrots do. They offer 60 calories per serving.
It is certainly very interesting to see how these four different frozen food packages compare. It would appear that peas with carrots are a good choice for their high percentage of vitamin A but their do have a high sodium content. Peas may have the most vitamin C and protein but again they have the highest sodium of the four. Looking at these facts have certainly given me some things to think about. For now I think that I will stick to the frozen mixed vegetables though.
