Nutrient data for 11011, Asparagus, raw

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Food Group: Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Scientific Name: Asparagus officinalis

Carbohydrate Factor: 3.57 Fat Factor: 8.37 Protein Factor: 2.44 Nitrogen to Protein Conversion Factor: 6.25

Refuse: 47% Refuse Description: Butt ends

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Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion

Nutrient	Unit	Value per 100.0g	# of Data Points	Std. Error	cup 134g	spear, small (5" long or less) 12g	spear, medium (5-1/4" to 7" long) 16g	spear, large (7-1/4" to 8-1/2") 20g	spear, extra large (8-3/4" to 10" long) 24g	spear tip (2" long or less) 3.5g

Proximates
Water ¹	g	93.22	1	--	124.91	11.19	14.92	18.64	22.37	3.26
Energy	kcal	20	--	--	27	2	3	4	5	1
Energy	kJ	85	--	--	114	10	14	17	20	3
Protein ¹	g	2.20	4	0.023	2.95	0.26	0.35	0.44	0.53	0.08
Total lipid (fat) ¹	g	0.12	6	0.014	0.16	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.00
Ash ¹	g	0.58	4	0.009	0.78	0.07	0.09	0.12	0.14	0.02
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	3.88	--	--	5.20	0.47	0.62	0.78	0.93	0.14
Fiber, total dietary	g	2.1	4	--	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.1
Sugars, total	g	1.88	--	--	2.52	0.23	0.30	0.38	0.45	0.07
Sucrose ¹	g	0.23	5	0.193	0.31	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.01
Glucose (dextrose) ¹	g	0.65	6	0.105	0.87	0.08	0.10	0.13	0.16	0.02
Fructose ¹	g	1.00	6	0.102	1.34	0.12	0.16	0.20	0.24	0.04
Lactose ¹	g	0.00	4	0.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Maltose ¹	g	0.00	4	0.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Galactose	g	0.00	--	--	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca ¹	mg	24	4	1.276	32	3	4	5	6	1
Iron, Fe ¹	mg	2.14	4	1.353	2.87	0.26	0.34	0.43	0.51	0.07
Magnesium, Mg ¹	mg	14	4	0.388	19	2	2	3	3	0
Phosphorus, P ¹	mg	52	4	0.492	70	6	8	10	12	2
Potassium, K ¹	mg	202	4	8.357	271	24	32	40	48	7
Sodium, Na	mg	2	17	0.257	3	0	0	0	0	0
Zinc, Zn ¹	mg	0.54	4	0.021	0.72	0.06	0.09	0.11	0.13	0.02
Copper, Cu ¹	mg	0.189	4	0.028	0.253	0.023	0.030	0.038	0.045	0.007
Manganese, Mn ¹	mg	0.158	4	0.015	0.212	0.019	0.025	0.032	0.038	0.006
Selenium, Se	µg	2.3	2	--	3.1	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.1
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid ¹	mg	5.6	4	0.210	7.5	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.3	0.2
Thiamin ¹	mg	0.143	4	0.016	0.192	0.017	0.023	0.029	0.034	0.005
Riboflavin ¹	mg	0.141	4	0.007	0.189	0.017	0.023	0.028	0.034	0.005
Niacin ¹	mg	0.978	4	0.034	1.311	0.117	0.156	0.196	0.235	0.034
Pantothenic acid ¹	mg	0.274	4	0.020	0.367	0.033	0.044	0.055	0.066	0.010
Vitamin B-6 ¹	mg	0.091	4	0.009	0.122	0.011	0.015	0.018	0.022	0.003
Folate, total ¹	µg	52	4	6.390	70	6	8	10	12	2
Folic acid	µg	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0
Folate, food	µg	52	4	6.390	70	6	8	10	12	2
Folate, DFE	µg	52	--	--	70	6	8	10	12	2
Choline, total ¹	mg	16.0	--	--	21.4	1.9	2.6	3.2	3.8	0.6
Betaine ¹	mg	0.6	1	--	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00	--	--	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B-12, added	µg	0.00	--	--	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	38	--	--	51	5	6	8	9	1
Retinol	µg	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carotene, beta ² ³	µg	449	6	76.317	602	54	72	90	108	16
Carotene, alpha ² ³	µg	9	6	5.026	12	1	1	2	2	0
Cryptoxanthin, beta ²	µg	0	27	--	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vitamin A, IU	IU	756	--	--	1013	91	121	151	181	26
Lycopene	µg	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	µg	710	--	--	951	85	114	142	170	25
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	1.13	2	--	1.51	0.14	0.18	0.23	0.27	0.04
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	--	--	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tocopherol, beta	mg	0.00	2	--	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tocopherol, gamma	mg	0.09	2	--	0.12	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.00
Tocopherol, delta	mg	0.00	2	--	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0	--	--	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) ¹	µg	41.6	4	2.704	55.7	5.0	6.7	8.3	10.0	1.5
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.040	--	--	0.054	0.005	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.001
4:0	g	0.000	--	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
6:0	g	0.000	--	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
8:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
10:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
12:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
14:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
15:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
16:0 ¹	g	0.040	1	--	0.054	0.005	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.001
17:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
18:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
20:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
22:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
24:0 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.000	--	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
14:1 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
15:1 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
16:1 undifferentiated ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
17:1 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
18:1 undifferentiated ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
20:1 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
22:1 undifferentiated ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.050	--	--	0.067	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.012	0.002
18:2 undifferentiated ¹	g	0.040	1	--	0.054	0.005	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.001
18:3 undifferentiated ¹	g	0.010	1	--	0.013	0.001	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.000
18:4 ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
20:2 n-6 c,c ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
20:3 undifferentiated ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
20:4 undifferentiated ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA) ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
22:5 n-3 (DPA) ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA) ¹	g	0.000	1	--	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phytosterols	mg	24	1	--	32	3	4	5	6	1
Amino Acids
Tryptophan ¹	g	0.027	--	--	0.036	0.003	0.004	0.005	0.006	0.001
Threonine ¹	g	0.084	--	--	0.113	0.010	0.013	0.017	0.020	0.003
Isoleucine ¹	g	0.075	--	--	0.100	0.009	0.012	0.015	0.018	0.003
Leucine ¹	g	0.128	--	--	0.172	0.015	0.020	0.026	0.031	0.004
Lysine ¹	g	0.104	--	--	0.139	0.012	0.017	0.021	0.025	0.004
Methionine ¹	g	0.031	--	--	0.042	0.004	0.005	0.006	0.007	0.001
Cystine ¹	g	0.031	--	--	0.042	0.004	0.005	0.006	0.007	0.001
Phenylalanine ¹	g	0.075	--	--	0.100	0.009	0.012	0.015	0.018	0.003
Tyrosine ¹	g	0.052	--	--	0.070	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.012	0.002
Valine ¹	g	0.115	--	--	0.154	0.014	0.018	0.023	0.028	0.004
Arginine ¹	g	0.091	--	--	0.122	0.011	0.015	0.018	0.022	0.003
Histidine ¹	g	0.049	--	--	0.066	0.006	0.008	0.010	0.012	0.002
Alanine ¹	g	0.115	--	--	0.154	0.014	0.018	0.023	0.028	0.004
Aspartic acid ¹	g	0.508	--	--	0.681	0.061	0.081	0.102	0.122	0.018
Glutamic acid ¹	g	0.233	--	--	0.312	0.028	0.037	0.047	0.056	0.008
Glycine ¹	g	0.093	--	--	0.125	0.011	0.015	0.019	0.022	0.003
Proline ¹	g	0.071	--	--	0.095	0.009	0.011	0.014	0.017	0.002
Serine ¹	g	0.106	--	--	0.142	0.013	0.017	0.021	0.025	0.004
Other
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	--	--	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Caffeine	mg	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0
Theobromine	mg	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sources of Data
¹Nutrient Data Laboratory, ARS, USDA National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program Wave 6h , 2002 Beltsville MD
²J L Bureau, R J Bushway HPLC determination of carotenoids in fruits and vegetables in the United States , 1986 J Food Sci 52 pp.128-130
³R J Bushway Determination of alpha- and beta-carotene in some raw fruits and vegetables by high-performance liquid chromatography , 1986 J Agr Food Chem 34 pp.409-412

LanguaL Code(s)

A0152 VEGETABLE OR VEGETABLE PRODUCT (US CFR)
A1281 1100 VEGETABLES AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS (USDA SR)
B1415 ASPARAGUS
C0186 SPEAR OR SHOOT
E0150 WHOLE, NATURAL SHAPE
F0003 NOT HEAT-TREATED
G0003 COOKING METHOD NOT APPLICABLE
H0003 NO TREATMENT APPLIED
J0001 PRESERVATION METHOD NOT KNOWN
K0003 NO PACKING MEDIUM USED
M0001 CONTAINER OR WRAPPING NOT KNOWN
N0001 FOOD CONTACT SURFACE NOT KNOWN
P0024 HUMAN FOOD, NO AGE SPECIFICATION