I-peas eluhlaza iyinqolobane yezakhi ezidingekayo ekusebenzeni okunempilo komzimba wethu. Cabanga ukuthi i-peas ingasiza kanjani ukuvimbela ukuthuthukiswa kwezifo ezithile, kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezindawo zokuvimbela.
Lokhu kungenxa yokuqukethwe okuphezulu kwama-antioxidants, okufana nalokhu: i-flavonoids - i-catechin ne-epicatechin carotenoids - i-alpha-carotene ne-beta-carotene phenolic acids - i-ferulic ne-caffeic acids polyphenols - i-coumestrol Uphizi oluhlaza unezici zokuqeda ukuvuvukala futhi aqukethe: uvithamini C, uvithamini E kanye nenani elanele le-zinc, i-omega-3 ngesimo se-alpha-linolenic acid. Okuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-fiber namaprotheni kunciphisa ukumuncwa kukashukela. Izakhiwo ze-Antioxidant kanye ne-anti-inflammatory zivimbela ukuthuthukiswa kokumelana ne-insulin (uhlobo 2 sikashukela). Wonke ama-carbohydrate awushukela kanye nesitashi ngokwemvelo angenawo ushukela omhlophe noma amakhemikhali akwenza ube novalo. Ingilazi eyodwa kaphizi oluhlaza iqukethe u-44% yenani lansuku zonke likavithamini K, osiza ukumuncwa kwe-calcium emathanjeni. I-Vitamin B ivimbela ukukhula kwe-osteoporosis. I-niacin ku-peas inciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-triglycerides kanye ne-low-density lipoprotein, enciphisa i-cholesterol "embi" emzimbeni futhi ikhulise izinga "lokuhle".