Nutrition is important for everybody, and "every body." Asparagus is a good vegetable because it is packed with important stuff that helps our bodies to be healthy. When we eat asparagus, a normal serving is around 5 spears. Look what's in there…….

Vitamin C
We need 60 milligrams per day and asparagus is a significant source. This vitamin helps our body heal and withstand injury and infections. It helps increase the amount of iron absorbed by our body and helps fight cancer.

Folacin
We need 400 milligrams per day. Did you know asparagus contains more folacin than any other fruit or vegetable? Folacin is important for blood cell reproduction, helps to prevent some birth defects and helps prevent some cancers.

Thiamine
We need l.5 milligrams per day. Asparagus is a significant source of this B-1 vitamin. It makes it possible for us to obtain energy from the food we eat, helps our cells reproduce and transmits nerve impulses.

Vitamin B-6
We need 2 milligrams per day. Asparagus is a significant source of this B-6 vitamin. It is important in making proteins that help us grow and heal as well as give us energy. It protects against disease and keeps us healthy.

Fiber
We need 3+ grams per day. Fiber is found only in plant foods. Fiber is needed by the intestines to help our body absorb the nutrients in a timely manner from the food we eat and carries waste out of our body.

Sodium
We need 5 milligrams per day. Asparagus is in the lowest category for sodium. It is an essential nutrient we can't live without because it is necessary to transmit nerve impulses, help muscles contract and expand and it plays a part in digesting and metabolizing foods. BUT, too much is not good!

Potassium
Asparagus is a significant source of potassium. It is needed to help regulate blood pressure, releases energy within the muscle cells and works with magnesium to regulate heart functions.

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