This week is #GreatBritishPeaWeek 2026; celebrating its 11th anniversary!
It aims to increase awareness and understanding of the provenance and heritage of peas, giving British consumers a reason to celebrate the little green nutritional wonders during harvesting time.
Great British Pea Week was launched by the Yes Peas! campaign to recognise the industry-wide effort made by experts across the pea vining sector, which produces 2 billion portions of peas for the UK market and beyond each year.
Some pea facts for this year:
🫛 Most British peas are frozen within 2.5 hours of being picked; locking in maximum freshness and nutrients!
🫛 One serving of peas contains as much vitamin C as two large apples!
🫛 On average, Brits eat nearly 9,000 peas per person every year!
🫛 Peas are packed with protein (more per 100 calories than a whole egg!), fibre, and are naturally low in fat.
This year, Great British Pea Week continues its mission to inspire everyone to cook with peas.