Calories in Asparagus
Raw asparagus is rich in protein, vitamins and minerals and you can find out the nutritional information by using the table below. Asparagus is a good source of folic acid, which helps lower risk of heart and liver disease, colon cancer and spina bifida. It also contains anti-oxidants such as glutathione, which help to detoxify the body.
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Calories in Asparagus
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Food Energy (Calories) (kcal/100g) |
20 |
Additional nutritional information
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Nutritional information
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Water (g/100g) |
93.22 |
Protein (g/100g) |
2.2 |
Total Lipid (fat) (g/100g) |
0.12 |
Ash (g/100g) |
0.58 |
Carbohydrate (g/100g) |
3.88 |
Total Dietary Fibre (g/100g) |
2.1 |
Total Sugars (g/100g) |
1.88 |
Calcium (mg/100g) |
24 |
Iron (mg/100g) |
2.14 |
Magnesium (mg/100g) |
14 |
Phosphorus (mg/100g) |
52 |
Potassium (mg/100g) |
202 |
Sodium (mg/100g) |
2 |
Zinc (mg/100g) |
0.54 |
Copper(mg/100g) |
0.189 |
Manganese (mg/100g) |
0.158 |
Selenium (µ/100g) |
2.3 |
Vitamin C (mg/100g) |
5.6 |
Thiamin (mg/100g) |
0.143 |
Riboflavin (mg/100g) |
0.141 |
Niacin (mg/100g) |
0.978 |
Pantothenic Acid (mg/100g) |
0.274 |
Vitamin B-6 (mg/100g) |
0.091 |
Folate (µg/100g) |
52 |
Folic Acid (µg/100g) |
0 |
Food Folate (µg/100g) |
52 |
Folate (Dietary Folate Equivalents/100g) |
52 |
Vitamin B-12 (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin A (µg/100g) |
756 |
Vitamin A (IU/100g) |
38 |
Retinol (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin E (µg/100g) |
1.13 |
Vitamin K (µg/100g) |
41.6 |
Alpha-carotene (µg/100g) |
9 |
Beta-carotene (µg/100g) |
449 |
Beta-crytoxanthin (µg/100g) |
0 |
Lycopene (µg/100g) |
0 |
Lutein & Zeazanthin (µg/100g) |
710 |
Saturated Fatty Acid (g/100g) |
0.046 |
Monosaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
0.006 |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
0.088 |
All data originally from the United States Department of Agriculture |
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