Wasabi peas are a snack food consisting of dried crunchy green peas covered in a spicy green wasabi sauce. Wasabi, also known as Japanese horseradish, is a member of the mustard and horseradish family. Although it is sold in supermarkets in powder form, Americans typically come in contact with the potent condiment when eating sushi. Wasabi is naturally low in calories, sodium and carbs and has no fat.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition data for wasabi peas may vary slightly from brand to brand. Hot wasabi peas manufactured by Hapi Snacks contains 130 calories, 4 g of fat, 0 g of cholesterol, 85 mg of sodium, 18 g of carbohydrates, 1 g of fiber, 4 g of sugars and 4 g of protein in a serving, which is 55 pieces.
Nutrients
You will find few nutrients in wasabi peas. Roland Feng Shui's wasabi peas, contain none of the recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals. Hapi Snacks wasabi peas, however, contain 2 percent of the RDA of calcium and 8 percent of iron.
Recipe
Making wasabi peas at home may not reduce the calorie content since they're already low in calories. It will, however, slightly lower the sodium content, which is already relatively low in processed wasabi pea snacks. Gourmet Sleuth suggests soaking 2 cups of dried whole peas in water overnight. After draining them, mix with 2 tbsp of olive oil and cook according to the instructions on the package. Then bake them for five hours on a cookie sheet until they are dry and crisp. Combine 2 tbsp each of tahini, rice vinegar and Dijon mustard with 4 tbsp of wasabi powder in a bowl. Coat the peas with the mixture and bake another 10 to 15 minutes. This recipe contains 135 calories, 7 g of protein, 19 g of carbs, 3 g of fat, 22 mg of sodium and 3 g of fiber in a quarter-cup serving.
Wasabi Nutrition Data
Alone, wasabi is a low-fat, low-sodium condiment. Gourmet Sleuth, an online resource for food and cooking, reports that 1 ounce of wasabi contains 31 calories, no fat, 2 g of fiber, 1 g of protein, 3 g of carbs, 5 mg of sodium and 161 mg of potassium.
Wasabi Facts
One little known fact about wasabi, according to herbalist Glen Nagel, ND, is that the green paste identified as wasabi in the United States is actually horseradish root with coloring containing little, if any, true wasabi root. Pure wasabi, native to Japan, is a rare delicacy that can lose its flavor in under 15 minutes.
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