Asparagus, canned

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• Nutrition value per 100 g 1 Cup 1 Stick All links open in new tab
• Alcohol, ethyl 0 g
• Caffeine 0 mg
• Theobromine 0 mg
• Proteins and Amino Acids 2.14 g
  • Tryptophan 0.021 g
  • Threonine 0.06 g
  • Isoleucine 0.079 g
  • Leucine 0.093 g
  • Lysine 0.101 g
  • Methionine 0.021 g
  • Cystine 0.025 g
  • Phenylalanine 0.051 g
  • Tyrosine 0.034 g
  • Valine 0.082 g
  • Arginine 0.1 g
  • Histidine 0.033 g
  • Alanine 0.101 g
  • Aspartic acid 0.248 g
  • Glutamic acid 0.35 g
  • Glycine 0.069 g
  • Proline 0.114 g
  • Serine 0.081 g
• Carbohydrates (By Difference) 2.46 g
  • Sugars, total 1.06 g
  • Fiber, total dietary 1.6 g
• Ash (Minerals) 0.77 g
  • Calcium, Ca 16 mg
  • Iron, Fe 1.83 mg
  • Magnesium, Mg 10 mg
  • Phosphorus, P 43 mg
  • Potassium, K 172 mg
  • Sodium, Na 287 mg
  • Zinc, Zn 0.4 mg
  • Copper, Cu 0.096 mg
  • Manganese, Mn 0.17 mg
  • Selenium, Se 1.7 µg
• Vitamins 43.9163 mg*
  • Vitamin A (total, IU) 822 iu
  • Vitamin A (total, RAE) 41 µg
    • Vitamin A1 (retinol) 0 µg
    • Provitamin A (beta-carotene) 493 µg
    • Provitamin A (alpha-carotene) 0 µg
    • Provitamin A (beta-cryptoxanthin) 0 µg
  • Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 1.22 mg
  • Vitamin D, total, IU 0 iu
  • Vitamin D, total (D2 + D3) 0 µg
  • Lycopene (bright red carotenoid) 24 µg
  • Lutein + Zeaxanthin (yellow-red carotenoid) 630 µg
  • Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 18.4 mg
  • Vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.061 mg
  • Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin B3 (niacin) 0.954 mg
  • Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) 0.139 mg
  • Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.11 mg
  • Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0 µg
  • Vitamin B4 (choline) 21.4 mg
  • Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) 41.3 µg
  • Vitamin B9 (folate, DFE) 96 µg
    • Vitamin B9, total (folate) 96 µg
      • Vitamin B9 (folic acid) 0 µg
      • Vitamin B9 (folate, food) 96 µg
  • Betaine 0.7 mg
  • Vitamin E, added 0 mg
  • Vitamin B12, added 0 µg
• Fat (Lipids) 0.65 g
  • Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 0.284 g
    • Linoleic acid (LA), undifferentiated 0.269 g
    • Linolenic acid, undifferentiated 0.015 g
    • Eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA), undifferentiated 0 g
    • Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 0 g
    • Stearidonic acid (SDA) 0 g
    • Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 0 g
    • Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), undifferentiated 0 g
  • Fatty acids, total trans 0 g
  • Fatty acids, total saturated 0.147 g
    • Butyric acid 0 g
    • Caproic acid 0 g
    • Caprylic acid 0 g
    • Capric acid 0 g
    • Lauric acid 0.002 g
    • Myristic acid 0.004 g
    • Palmitic acid 0.132 g
    • Stearic acid 0.009 g
  • Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 0.021 g
    • Oleic acid, undifferentiated 0.017 g
    • Palmitoleic acid, undifferentiated 0.004 g
    • Eicosenoic acid, undifferentiated 0 g
    • Erucic acid, undifferentiated 0 g
  • Sterols 0 g*
    • Cholesterol 0 mg
• Water 93.98 g
• Energy 19 kcal
• Energy 81 kj

Asparagus has been used from very early times as a vegetable and medicine, owing to its delicate flavour and diuretic properties. There is a recipe for cooking asparagus in the oldest surviving book of recipes, Apicius's 3rd century AD De re coquinaria, Book III. It was cultivated by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, who ate it fresh when in season and dried the vegetable for use in winter. It lost its popularity in the Middle Ages but returned to favour in the 17th century.

Only the young shoots of asparagus are eaten. The shoots can be prepared and served in a number of ways, but are usually boiled or steamed and served with hollandaise sauce, melted butter or olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Tall asparagus cooking pots allow the shoots to be steamed gently. The bottom portion of asparagus often contains sand, and as such proper preparation is generally advised in cooking asparagus.

Canned asparagus Nutrition Facts: Calories, Carbs, and Health Benefits

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Canned asparagus is about 93.98% water, 2.46% carbohydrates (including 1.06% sugar and 1.6% dietary fiber), 2.14% protein, and 0.65% fat. If you consume one cup of canned asparagus it will provide you with 5.953 grams of carbohydrates. That translates to 4.58 percent of the 130 grams of carbohydrates people should include in their daily diet, according to the Institute of Medicine (US). That same in a 100 gram amount, canned asparagus supplies 19 calories and contains several nutrients in rich amounts (20% or more of the DV), including Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and Vitamin B9 (folate, DFE). So if you have canned asparagus in your diet, it helps your body to regulate concentration of calcium in the blood, retent of episodic memory (in older people), maintain healthy bone growth and resorption and it is effective against osteoporosis by regulating calcium levelshigh cholesterol levelneuronal damage in the brain. With this it contains a moderate amount of Sodium (19.13% DV), Copper (10.67% DV) and Iron (10.17% DV).