Asparagus
Asparagus, raw- USDA Link
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- Non-Zero Nutrient Count
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General
| Weight | 16 g |
| Energy | 3 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 0.62 g |
| Fat | 0.02 g |
| Protein | 0.35 g |
| Water | 14.92 g |
| Non-Water | 1.08 g |
| Fiber | 0.3 g |
| Ash | 0.09 g |
| Alcohol | 0 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg |
| Theobromine | 0 mg |
* % based on Daily Value targets
Energy from
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Carbohydrate
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2 kcal |
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Starch
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- kcal |
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Sugars
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2 kcal |
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Fat
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0 kcal |
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Saturated Fat
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0 kcal |
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Monounsaturated Fat
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0 kcal |
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Polyunsaturated Fat
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0 kcal |
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Protein
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1 kcal |
* % based on Daily Value targets
Composite
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Amino Acid Score
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54.29 % |
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Micronutrients
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0.94 % |
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Vitamins
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1.3 % |
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B Vitamins
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1.05 % |
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Fat Soluble Vitamins
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1.86 % |
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Minerals
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0.67 % |
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Electrolytes
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0.38 % |
* % based on Daily Value targets
Minerals
| Calcium | (0.3%) 4 mg |
| Iron | (1.9%) 0.34 mg |
| Magnesium | (0.5%) 2 mg |
| Phosphorus | (0.7%) 8 mg |
| Potassium | (0.7%) 32 mg |
| Sodium | (0.0%) 0 mg |
| Zinc | (0.8%) 0.09 mg |
| Copper | (3.4%) 0.03 mg |
| Manganese | (1.1%) 0.025 mg |
| Selenium | (0.7%) 0.4 μg |
| Fluoride | - μg |
* % based on Daily Value targets
Vitamins
| Vitamin B1 | (1.9%) 0.023 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | (1.7%) 0.023 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | (1.0%) 0.156 mg |
| Vitamin B5 | (0.9%) 0.044 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | (0.9%) 0.015 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | (0.0%) 0 μg |
| Folate | (2.1%) 8 μg DFE |
| Folate, food | 8 μg |
| Folic acid | 0 μg |
| Vitamin C | (1.0%) 0.9 mg |
| Choline | (0.5%) 2.6 mg |
| Betaine | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin A | 121 IU |
| Vitamin A | (0.7%) 6 μg RAE |
| Retinol | 0 μg |
| Beta-Carotene | 72 μg |
| Alpha-Carotene | 1 μg |
| Beta-Cryptoxanthin | 0 μg |
| Lycopene | 0 μg |
| Lutein and zeaxanthin | 114 μg |
| Vitamin D | 0 IU |
| Vitamin D | (0.0%) 0 μg |
| Vitamin D2 | - μg |
| Vitamin D3 | - μg |
| Vitamin E | 0.2 mg |
| Alpha-Tocopherol | (1.2%) 0.18 mg |
| Beta-Tocopherol | 0 mg |
| Gamma-Tocopherol | 0.01 mg |
| Delta-Tocopherol | 0 mg |
| Alpha-Tocotrienol | - mg |
| Beta-Tocotrienol | - mg |
| Gamma-Tocotrienol | - mg |
| Delta-Tocotrienol | - mg |
| Vitamin K | (5.5%) 6.7 μg |
| Vitamin K1 | 6.7 μg |
| Vitamin K1 Hydrogenated | 0 μg |
| Vitamin K2 MK-4 | - μg |
* % based on Daily Value targets
Protein
| Protein | 0.35 g |
| Alanine | 0.018 g |
| Arginine | 0.015 g |
| Aspartic acid | 0.081 g |
| Cystine | 0.005 g |
| Glutamic acid | 0.037 g |
| Glycine | 0.015 g |
| Histidine | 0.008 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.012 g |
| Leucine | 0.02 g |
| Lysine | 0.017 g |
| Methionine | 0.005 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.012 g |
| Proline | 0.011 g |
| Serine | 0.017 g |
| Threonine | 0.013 g |
| Tryptophan | 0.004 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.008 g |
| Valine | 0.018 g |
| Hydroxyproline | - g |
* % based on Daily Value targets
Carbohydrates
| Carbohydrate | 0.62 g |
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Net Carbohydrate
Total carbohydrate minus fiber.
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0.28 g |
| Fiber | 0.3 g |
| Starch | - g |
| Sugars | 0.3 g |
| Sucrose | 0.04 g |
| Glucose | 0.1 g |
| Fructose | 0.16 g |
| Lactose | 0 g |
| Maltose | 0 g |
| Galactose | 0 g |
* % based on Daily Value targets
Lipids
| Fat | 0.02 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.006 g |
| Butyric Acid | 0 g |
| Caproic Acid | 0 g |
| Caprylic Acid | 0 g |
| Capric Acid | 0 g |
| Lauric Acid | 0 g |
| Tridecylic Acid | - g |
| Myristic Acid | 0 g |
| Pentadecylic Acid | 0 g |
| Palmitic Acid | 0.006 g |
| Margaric Acid | 0 g |
| Stearic Acid | 0 g |
| Arachidic Acid | 0 g |
| Behenic Acid | 0 g |
| Lignoceric Acid | 0 g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0 g |
| Myristoleic Acid | 0 g |
| Pentadecenoic Acid | 0 g |
| 16:1 undifferentiated | 0 g |
| Palmitoleic Acid | - g |
| 16:1 trans | - g |
| Heptadecenoic Acid | 0 g |
| 18:1 undifferentiated | 0 g |
| Oleic Acid | - g |
| 18:1 trans | - g |
| Vaccenic Acid | - g |
| Gadoleic Acid | 0 g |
| 22:1 undifferentiated | 0 g |
| Erucic Acid | - g |
| 22:1 trans | - g |
| Nervonic Acid | - g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.008 g |
| 18:2 undifferentiated | 0.006 g |
| Linoleic Acid | - g |
| CLA | - g |
| 18:2 (mixed isomers) | - g |
| 18:2 trans, not further defined | - g |
| 18:2 trans, trans | - g |
| 18:3 undifferentiated | 0.002 g |
| Alpha-linolenic Acid | - g |
| Gamma-linolenic Acid | - g |
| 18:3 (mixed isomers) | - g |
| Parinaric Acid | 0 g |
| Eicosadienoic Acid | 0 g |
| 20:3 undifferentiated | 0 g |
| 20:3 (n-3) | - g |
| 20:3 (n-6) | - g |
| 20:4 undifferentiated | 0 g |
| Arachidonic | - g |
| EPA | 0 g |
| 21:5 | - g |
| 22:4 | - g |
| DPA | 0 g |
| DHA | 0 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Monoenoic Trans Fat | - g |
| Polyenoic Trans Fat | - g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Phytosterols | 4 mg |
| Stigmasterol | - mg |
| Campesterol | - mg |
| Beta-Sitosterol | - mg |
* % based on Daily Value targets