Asparagus Calories and nutrition facts · Vegetables
- Carbs
- 0.32 g
- Fibre
- 0.56 g
- Sugars
- 0.3 g
- Protein
- 0.46 g
- Fat
- 0.1 g
Where the calories come from
Asparagus has 5 kcal per spear, medium (16 g), with 0.32 g carbs, 0.56 g fibre, 0.46 g protein and 0.1 g fat. 100 g has 32 kcal.
Diet tags
Last updated August 29, 2026 · Where the data comes from
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Per 100 g, against the 97 vegetables in our catalog.
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Calories 32 kcal · typical 30 kcal
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Vitamin K 40 µg · typical 30.5 µg
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Vitamin C 12 mg · typical 21.8 mg
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Folate 175 µg · typical 51 µg
More folate than 95% of vegetables.
The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.
Nutrients in asparagus
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% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.
Energy and macros
Vitamins
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Vitamin A (RAE) 41µg6% of daily
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Vitamin D 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin E 1.13mg10% of daily
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Vitamin K 40µg57% of daily
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Vitamin B1 0.16mg19% of daily
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Vitamin B2 0.06mg4% of daily
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9% of daily
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Vitamin B6 0.06mg4% of daily
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Vitamin B9 (Folate) 175µg53% of daily
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Vitamin B12 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin C 12mg13% of daily
Minerals
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Salt 2.55mg0% of max
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Calcium 27mg3% of daily
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Chromium 4µg16% of daily
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Copper 0.08mg6% of daily
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Fluoride no data
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Iodine no data
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Iron 0.70mg4% of daily
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Magnesium 13mg4% of daily
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Manganese no data
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Molybdenum no data
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Phosphorus 72mg13% of daily
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Potassium 260mg7% of daily
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Selenium 0.20µg0% of daily
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Sodium 1mg0% of max
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Zinc 0.70mg8% of daily
Carbohydrates
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Starch 0.10g
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Sugars 1.90g4% of max
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Added Sugars 0g0% of max
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Sucrose 0.10g
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Maltose 0g
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Fructose 1.10g
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Galactose no data
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Glucose 0.70g
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Fibre, total 3.50g14% of daily
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Polyols 0g
Fats
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids no data
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Omega-3 no data
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Alpha-linolenic acid no data
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EPA fatty acid no data
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DHA fatty acid no data
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Omega-6 no data
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Linoleic acid no data
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Arachidonic acid no data
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Monounsaturated fatty acids no data
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Oleic acid no data
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Saturated fatty acids no data
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Palmitic acid no data
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Stearic acid no data
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Cholesterol 0mg
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Trans fatty acids no data
Amino acids
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Histidine 0.05g5% of daily
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Isoleucine 0.08g6% of daily
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Leucine 0.13g4% of daily
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Lysine 0.10g4% of daily
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Methionine 0.03g2% of daily
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Cysteine no data
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Phenylalanine 0.08g3% of daily
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Tyrosine 0.05g4% of daily
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Tryptophan 0.03g8% of daily
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Threonine 0.08g6% of daily
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Valine 0.12g7% of daily
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Alanine 0.12g
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Arginine 0.09g
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Asparagine no data
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Aspartic acid 0.51g
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Cystine 0.03g4% of daily
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Glutamic acid 0.23g
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Glutamine no data
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Glycine 0.09g
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Proline 0.07g
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Serine 0.11g
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Hydroxyproline no data
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Taurine no data
Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.
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Where the data comes from
- Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0
- Fineli (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA FoodData Central)
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