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Root and tuber vegetables

g Root Vegetables Vegetables
34 KCAL KCAL / 100g
0.9g Protein
0.3g Fat
6.9g Carbohydrates
Root Vegetables Vegetables

Root and tuber vegetables

34 KCAL / 100g
0.9g Protein
0.3g Fat
6.9g Carbohydrates

Nutrients

Nutrients
Name / 100g
Ash 0.7 g
Calcium 29 mg
Carbohydrate 6.9 g
Carotene Beta 5051 mg
Chlorine 50 mg
Cholesterol 1 mg
Copper 0.05 mg
Fat 0.3 g
Fatty monounsaturated 0.1 g
Fatty polyunsaturated 0.1 g
Fatty saturated 0.1 g
Fatty trans 1 g
Fiber 2.5 g
Fiber insoluble 1.7 g
Fiber soluble 0.8 g
Fructose 2.7 g
Glucose 2.7 g
Iodine 1.7 µg
Iron 0.2 mg
Lutein 100 µg
Magnesium 9.4 mg
Manganese 0.15 mg
Natron 31 g
Omega 3 0.01 g
Omega 6 0.08 g
Phosphorus 28 mg
Potassium 220 mg
Protein 0.9 g
Salt 0.1 g
Selenium 0.3 µg
Sodium 2 mg
Starch 1.5 g
Sugar 5.4 g
Vitamin A 421 µg
Vitamin ARE 842 µg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.03 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.03 mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.39 mg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.33 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.08 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 57.2 µg
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 7.4 mg
Vitamin E 0.3 mg
Vitamin K 270 µg
Water 89.1 g
Zinc 0.2 mg
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