About this food
Among the 39 foods in Vegetables on this site, this food ranks 2nd for iron and 12th for protein per 100 g.
Compared with all 155 foods on this site, its highest rankings per 100 g are for folate (35th of 148) and vitamin A (35th of 147).
It is 93.2% water by weight.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Calories | 20 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.2 g |
| Fat | 0.12 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.04 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0 g |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 3.9 g |
| Fibre | 2.1 g |
| Sugars | 1.9 g |
| Sucrose | 0.23 g |
| Glucose | 0.65 g |
| Fructose | 1 g |
| Lactose | 0 g |
| Maltose | 0 g |
| Galactose | 0 g |
| Calcium | 24 mg |
|---|---|
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Magnesium | 14 mg |
| Phosphorus | 52 mg |
| Potassium | 202 mg |
| Sodium | 2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.54 mg |
| Copper | 0.19 mg |
| Manganese | 0.16 mg |
| Selenium | 2.3 µg |
| Vitamin C | 5.6 mg |
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| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.14 mg |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.14 mg |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.98 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.27 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.091 mg |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 52 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Choline | 16 mg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 38 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K | 41.6 µg |
| Water | 93.2 g |
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Amino acids
| Tryptophan | 0.027 g |
|---|---|
| Threonine | 0.084 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.075 g |
| Leucine | 0.13 g |
| Lysine | 0.1 g |
| Methionine | 0.031 g |
| Cystine | 0.031 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.075 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.052 g |
| Valine | 0.11 g |
| Arginine | 0.091 g |
| Histidine | 0.049 g |
| Alanine | 0.11 g |
| Aspartic acid | 0.51 g |
| Glutamic acid | 0.23 g |
| Glycine | 0.093 g |
| Proline | 0.071 g |
| Serine | 0.11 g |
Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168389, "Asparagus, raw". Values per 100 g.