The product

Pea Shoots

Name: Pea Shoots
Brand: Grow Up Farm

Pea shoot / Pisum sativum

Our signature product — crisp, sweet pea shoots harvested living.

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SweetHerbal / aniseMild

Used for

SaladsGarnish & platingSandwiches & wrapsHot dishesJuice & smoothies

Growth time: 10 d
Shelf life: 7 d
Energy: 40 kcal
Protein: 3.9 g

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Available year-round Available as white label

No pesticides

Soil-free

Grown in Denmark

Harvested living

Overview

Taste

Intense flavor of crisp peas, light sweetness and mild bitterness. The whole plant is edible, both stem and leaf.

Appearance

Light green stem with deep green leaves.

Origin

The pea originates from Asia and South Africa, later the Mediterranean and Iran. Peas have been grown in Scandinavian and European kitchen gardens for centuries.

Culinary use

Salads, stir-fries, fish, fine-dining garnish and sandwiches.

How we grow it

Grown hydroponically in closed climate chambers — without soil and without pesticides. In stacked layers from floor to ceiling at our farm in Ringsted.

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Storage & handling

Keep refrigerated at 2–5 °C. Delivered living, so it stays fresh significantly longer than cut greens. Rinse only just before serving.

Packaging & formats

FSC-certified, waterproof cardboard packaging with minimal plastic — sorted and recycled as paper waste.

Nutrition facts / Per 100 g

Microgreens often contain significantly higher concentrations of vitamins and antioxidants than the mature plant.

Energy

40kcal

Protein

3.9g

Carbohydrates

4.6g

Dietary fiber

2.6g

Fat

0.7g

Vitamins

Vitamin C48 mg60% DV
Vitamin K35 µg29% DV
Vitamin A (RAE)68 µg8% DV
Folate84 µg21% DV

Minerals

Potassium245 mg7% DV
Iron2.1 mg12% DV
Magnesium36 mg9% DV
Zinc0.9 mg8% DV

% DV = percentage of the recommended daily intake for an adult. Indicative average values per 100 g based on international analyses of raw microgreens (USDA FoodData Central et al.).

Packaging & formats

~40 gFoodservice

~320 gFoodservice

25 gRetail

Recipes with Pea Shoots

Creamy potato soup with pea shoots and brown butter

A quiet soup with two contrasts: nutty brown butter and the fresh crunch of pea shoots. The shoots are not garnish — they are the soup’s green element.

40 min4 servings