Vitamins in Your Vegetables
- Cook potatoes and other root vegetables in their jackets to prevent loss of vitamins and minerals.
- Before you store carrots, beets, turnips, or other root vegetables, cut off their leafy green tops to prevent the tops from extracting nutrients and vitamins from the roots.
- When cooking vegetables, retain maximum vitamin power by cooking quickly and using as little liquid as possible. Save cooking liquids and use in soups or to cook another vegetable.
Vitamins in Vegetables Chart
| Vit
A mg/100mg |
Folate mg/100mg |
Vit
C mg/100mg |
|
| Artichoke | 0.008 |
0.05 |
|
| Asparagus | 0 |
0.056 |
10 |
| Broccoli | 0.2 |
- |
93 |
| Brussels sprout | 0.031 |
0.087 |
80 |
| Cabbage | 0.01 |
0.069 |
40 |
| Carrot | 0.6 |
0.016 |
10 |
| Cauliflower | 0.001 |
0.044 |
40 |
| Chicory | 0.17 |
0.05 |
|
| Corn | 0.007 |
0.034 |
|
| Cucumber | 0.034 |
0.005 |
|
| Green Capsicum (Pepper) | 0.022 |
0.055 |
80.4 |
| Leek | 0.094 |
- |
|
| Mushroom | 0 |
0.032 |
|
| Onion | 0.001 |
0.01 |
|
| Peas | 0.3 |
0.022 |
|
| Potato | 0 |
0.023 |
40 |
| Pumpkin | 0.025 |
0.007 |
|
| Radish | 0.002 |
0.028 |
|
| Red Capsicum (Pepper) | 0.2 |
0.055 |
90 |
| Spinach | 0.24 |
0.1 |
40 |
| Zucchini | 0.061 |
0.038 |
See also:
Vibrant Green Vegetables
Healthy, Tasty Seasonings for Bland Vegetables
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