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Asparagus, green, shoots, boiled: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Asparagus, green, shoots, boiled has 25 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 2.6 g protein, 0.1 g fat and 4.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number06008
Name in Japaneseアスパラガス 若茎 ゆで
Food groupVegetables

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy25 kcal
Water92.0 g
Protein2.6 g
Fat0.1 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)4.6 g
Dietary fibre2.1 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium2 mg
Potassium260 mg
Calcium19 mg
Iron0.6 mg
Vitamin C16 mg
CholesterolTr mg

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Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition), 2023 supplement; English food names from the official English edition (2015). Compiled and reformatted by this website. This page is general information, not dietary or medical advice.

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