Calories in Asparagus

Nutrition Information for Asparagus

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Asparagus, raw	Unit Measures	1 cup of asparagus	1 spear, small 5" long or less	1 spear, medium 5-1/4" to 7" long	1 spear, large 7-1/4" to 8-1/2"	1 spear tip 2" long or less
Alanine	g	0.154	0.014	0.018	0.023	0.004
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arginine	g	0.122	0.011	0.015	0.018	0.003
Ash	g	0.78	0.07	0.09	0.12	0.02
Aspartic acid	g	0.681	0.061	0.081	0.102	0.018
Betaine	mg	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0	0	0
Calcium, Ca	mg	32	3	4	5	1
Calories	kcal	34	3	4	5	1
Carbohydrate	g	5.20	0.47	0.62	0.78	0.14
Carotene, alpha	mcg	12	1	1	2	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	602	54	72	90	16
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0	0	0
Choline, total	mg	21.4	1.9	2.6	3.2	0.6
Copper, Cu	mg	0.253	0.023	0.030	0.038	0.007
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0	0	0	0	0
Cystine	g	0.042	0.004	0.005	0.006	0.001
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.067	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.002
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.054	0.005	0.006	0.008	0.001
Fiber, total dietary	g	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	70	6	8	10	2
Folate, food	mcg	70	6	8	10	2
Folate, total	mcg	70	6	8	10	2
Folic acid	mcg	0	0	0	0	0
Fructose	g	1.34	0.12	0.16	0.20	0.04
Galactose	g	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Glucose (dextrose)	g	0.87	0.08	0.10	0.13	0.02
Glutamic acid	g	0.312	0.028	0.037	0.047	0.008
Glycine	g	0.125	0.011	0.015	0.019	0.003
Histidine	g	0.066	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.002
Iron, Fe	mg	2.87	0.26	0.34	0.43	0.07
Isoleucine	g	0.100	0.009	0.012	0.015	0.003
Lactose	g	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Leucine	g	0.172	0.015	0.020	0.026	0.004
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	951	85	114	142	25
Lycopene	mcg	0	0	0	0	0
Lysine	g	0.139	0.012	0.017	0.021	0.004
Magnesium, Mg	mg	19	2	2	3	0
Maltose	g	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.212	0.019	0.025	0.032	0.006
Methionine	g	0.042	0.004	0.005	0.006	0.001
Niacin	mg	1.311	0.117	0.156	0.196	0.034
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.367	0.033	0.044	0.055	0.010
Phenylalanine	g	0.100	0.009	0.012	0.015	0.003
Phosphorus, P	mg	70	6	8	10	2
Phytosterols	mg	32	3	4	5	1
Potassium, K	mg	271	24	32	40	7
Proline	g	0.095	0.009	0.011	0.014	0.002
Protein	g	2.95	0.26	0.35	0.44	0.08
Retinol	mcg	0	0	0	0	0
Riboflavin	mg	0.189	0.017	0.023	0.028	0.005
Selenium, Se	mcg	3.1	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.1
Serine	g	0.142	0.013	0.017	0.021	0.004
Sodium, Na	mg	3	0	0	0	0
Sucrose	g	0.31	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.01
Sugars, total	g	2.52	0.23	0.30	0.38	0.07
Theobromine	mg	0	0	0	0	0
Thiamin	mg	0.192	0.017	0.023	0.029	0.005
Threonine	g	0.113	0.010	0.013	0.017	0.003
Tocopherol, beta	mg	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tocopherol, delta	mg	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tocopherol, gamma	mg	0.12	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00
Total Fat	g	0.16	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.00
Tryptophan	g	0.036	0.003	0.004	0.005	0.001
Tyrosine	g	0.070	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.002
Valine	g	0.154	0.014	0.018	0.023	0.004
Vitamin A, IU	IU	1013	91	121	151	26
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	51	5	6	8	1
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.122	0.011	0.015	0.018	0.003
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	7.5	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.2
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	1.51	0.14	0.18	0.23	0.04
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	55.7	5.0	6.7	8.3	1.5
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.72	0.06	0.09	0.11	0.02

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