Vegetarian [Broccoli] = Non-Vegetarian


BROCCOLI

     Pachchai poongosu is the Tamil name for Broccoli.Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family whose large flowerhead is eaten as a vegetable.The word broccoli comes from the Italian plural of broccolo, which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage", and is the diminutive form of brocco, meaning "small nail" or "sprout". Broccoli is often boiled or steamed but may be eaten raw.








Broccoli, chopped, cooked                                                           GI: very low
1.00 cup                                                                                     Calories: 55
156.00 grams                               
Nutrient
Amount
DRI/DV
(%)
Nutrient
Density
World's Healthiest
Foods Rating
vitamin K
220.12 mcg
245
80.6
excellent
vitamin C
101.24 mg
135
44.5
excellent
chromium
18.55 mcg
53
17.5
excellent
folate
168.48 mcg
42
13.9
excellent
fiber
5.15 g
21
6.8
very good
pantothenic acid
0.96 mg
19
6.3
very good
vitamin B6
0.31 mg
18
6.0
very good
vitamin E
2.26 mg (ATE)
15
5.0
very good
manganese
0.30 mg
15
4.9
very good
phosphorus
104.52 mg
15
4.9
very good
choline
62.56 mg
15
4.9
very good
vitamin B2
0.19 mg
15
4.8
very good
vitamin A
120.74 mcg RAE
13
4.4
very good
potassium
457.08 mg
13
4.3
very good
copper
0.10 mg
11
3.7
very good
vitamin B1
0.10 mg
8
2.7
good
magnesium
32.76 mg
8
2.7
good
omega-3 fats
0.19 g
8
2.6
good
protein
3.71 g
7
2.4
good
zinc
0.70 mg
6
2.1
good
calcium
62.40 mg
6
2.1
good
iron
1.05 mg
6
1.9
good
vitamin B3
0.86 mg
5
1.8
good
selenium
2.50 mcg
5
1.5
good

World's Healthiest
Foods Rating
Rule
excellent
DRI/DV>=75% OR
Density>=7.6 AND DRI/DV>=10%
very good
DRI/DV>=50% OR
Density>=3.4 AND DRI/DV>=5%
good
DRI/DV>=25% OR
Density>=1.5 AND DRI/DV>=2.5%

This chart graphically details the %DV that a serving of Broccoli provides for each of the nutrients of which it is a good, very good, or excellent source according to our Food Rating System.

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