“A lot of chefs will tell you that frozen green peas sort of trump fresh peas ... time,” registered dietitian and EatingWell’s nutrition editor Jessica Ball, M.S., RD says.

Green peas are a staple frozen vegetable, and there's a good reason for this. Peas are frozen at their nutritional peak, ...

For example peas in pods that take a few days to reach the supermarkets and then stay in your fridge for a few days more will almost always have lower levels of vitamins than frozen peas.