Broccoli : Nutritive Values and Health Benefits by Everyday Fitness Health

Nutritive Values Of A Broccoli

Broccoli is a very healthy vegetable and it contains a lot of Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants. It contains Phytonutrients that's why it protects your body against Cancer,Diabetes, and Heart-Diseases etc. Broccoli is rich is Vitamin-C that is good for your immune system. The word broccoli comes from the Italian plural of broccolo, which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage".Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species Brassica oleracea. It is also rich in Omega-3 fatty-acid that is very good for your brain and heart.

The Scientific Name of Broccoli:Brassica oleracea var. italica

Nutritive Values Per 100 gm

(Broccolies)

                     

• Calories(34 kcal)
• Carbohydrates(6.64 g)
• Sugars (1.7 g)
• Dietary Fiber(2.6 g)
• Fat(0.37 g)
• Protines(2.82 g)
• Vitamin A equiv(31 μg)
• beta-Carotene(361 μg)
• lutein zeaxanthin(1403 μg)
• Thiamine (B1)-(0.071 mg)
• Riboflavin (B2)-(0.117 mg)
• Niacin (B3)-(0.639 mg)
• Pantothenic acid(B5)-(0.573 mg)
• Vitamin(B6)-(0.175 mg)
• Folate(B9)-(63 μg)
• Vitamin C(89.2 mg)
• Vitamin E(0.78 mg)
• Vitamin K(101.6 μg)
• Calcium(47 mg)
• Magnesium(21 mg)
• Potassium(316 mg)
• Phosphosrus(66 mg)
• Managanese(0.21 mg)
• Sodium(33 mg)
• Zinc(0.41 mg)
• Iron(0.73 mg)