Asparagus, raw
27 calories in 1 cup (135 g). 2.2 g protein, 3.9 g carbs and 0.12 g fat per 100 g.
Asparagus, raw, 1 cup
27 calories
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 5.2 g
- Fat
- 0.16 g
- Fiber
- 2.8 g
- Sugars
- 2.5 g
Nutrition Facts
Calories27
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Vitamin K47% 56.2 µg
- Folate18% 70.2 µg
- Thiamin (B1)16% 0.19 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)15% 0.19 mg
- Vitamin E10% 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C8% 7.6 mg
- Niacin (B3)8% 1.3 mg
- Vitamin B67% 0.12 mg
- Vitamin A6% 51.3 µg
- Choline4% 21.6 mg
Little or none: Vitamin B12, Vitamin D.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Copper28% 0.26 mg
- Iron16% 2.9 mg
- Zinc7% 0.73 mg
- Potassium6% 273 mg
- Selenium6% 3.1 µg
- Phosphorus6% 70.2 mg
- Magnesium5% 18.9 mg
- Calcium2% 32.4 mg
Little or none: Sodium.
How it compares
Against the 147 foods in Other vegetables and combinations, per 100 g.
Sodium
Lower than 99%
leastmostTotal fat
Lower than 95%
leastmostCalories
Lower than 93%
leastmostIron
Higher than 91%
leastmostCarbohydrates
Lower than 82%
leastmostSugars
Lower than 75%
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in asparagus, raw?
- 1 cup (135 g) has 27 calories, 3 g of protein, 5.2 g of carbohydrates and 0.16 g of fat.
- How much protein is in asparagus, raw?
- 2.2 g per 100 g, which is 44% of its calories.
- How many net carbs are in asparagus, raw?
- 1.8 g per 100 g: 3.9 g of carbohydrates minus 2.1 g of fiber.
All 65 nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 93.2 g |
| Energy | 20 kcal |
| Protein | 2.2 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.12 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 3.9 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 2.1 g |
| Total Sugars | 1.9 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 24 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 2.1 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 14 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 52 mg |
| Potassium, K | 202 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 2 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.54 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0.19 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 2.3 µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 5.6 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.14 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.14 mg |
| Niacin | 0.98 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.091 mg |
| Folate, total | 52 µg |
| Folic acid | 0 µg |
| Folate, food | 52 µg |
| Folate, DFE | 52 µg |
| Choline, total | 16 mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 38 µg |
| Retinol | 0 µg |
| Carotene, beta | 449 µg |
| Carotene, alpha | 9 µg |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg |
| Lycopene | 0 µg |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 710 µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 1.1 mg |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 41.6 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.04 g |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 10:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 12:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 14:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.04 g |
| SFA 18:0 | 0 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0 g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0 g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0 g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 g |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.05 g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.04 g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.01 g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg |
| Theobromine | 0 mg |
Source: USDA Survey foods (FNDDS): foods as Americans report eating them, from What We Eat in America. FDC ID 2709767, published 2024-10-31. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.