As a general rule of thumb, the Institue of Medicine of the National Academies recommends that children and adults consume 14 grams. of dietary fiber for every 1,000 calories of food eaten. Given the summary dietary fiber and calorie information presented above, there would be about 70.51 grams of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt.

So, based on this information, can we consider Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt to be a high fiber food? The answer is Yes - definitely.


The following table summarizes recommended Fiber intake amounts by age and gender.

Age (years)	Average daily calories	Fiber intake (grams)	Dietary Fiber - Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt - 1 package (10 oz) yields	Percent of Daily Recommended Fiber Intake
Children
1-3	1,404	19	13.92 g	73.24 %
4-8	1,789	25	13.92 g	55.66 %
Boys and Men
9-13	2,265	31	13.92 g	44.89 %
14-18	2,840	38	13.92 g	36.62 %
19-30	2,818	38	13.92 g	36.62 %
31-50	2,554	38	13.92 g	36.62 %
51-70	2,162	30	13.92 g	46.38 %
70+	1,821	30	13.92 g	46.38 %
Girls and Women
9-13	1,910	26	13.92 g	53.52 %
14-18	1,901	26	13.92 g	53.52 %
19-30	1,791	25	13.92 g	55.66 %
31-50	1,694	25	13.92 g	55.66 %
51-70	1,536	21	13.92 g	66.26 %
70+	1,381	21	13.92 g	66.26 %