The Dr. said on the session 5 cd that broccoli became the same amount of sugar as in a chocolate candy bar. Now I am quite a healthy eater and I've never heard anybody, not even my old nutritionist recommend not eating broccoli or carrots. Also, it is the not the same type of sugar, one if processed and comes from a cane while one is from a vegetable. Was he suggesting to avoid broccoli and carrots?

Often at night I wake up feeling starved and instead of eating cereal or toast or etc., I usually have a bowl of broccoli cooked and ready in the fridge. I thought this was a great thing!

Broccoli, steamed
(Note: "--" indicates data is unavailable)
amount 1.00 cup
total weight 156.00 g
Basic Components
nutrient amount %DV
calories 43.68 2.43
calories from fat 4.91
calories from saturated fat 0.76
protein 4.66 g 9.32
carbohydrates 8.19 g 2.73
dietary fiber 4.68 g 18.72
soluble fiber 2.03 g
insoluble fiber 2.65 g
sugar - total 3.12 g
monosaccharides 2.03 g
disaccharides 0.47 g
other carbs 0.39 g
fat - total 0.55 g 0.85
saturated fat 0.08 g 0.40
mono fat 0.04 g 0.17
poly fat 0.26 g 1.08
trans fatty acids 0.00 g
cholesterol 0.00 mg 0.00
water 141.49 g
ash 1.48 g
Vitamins
nutrient amount %DV
vitamin A IU 2280.72 IU 45.61
vitamin A RE 228.07 RE
A - carotenoid 228.07 RE 3.04
A - retinol 0.00 RE
A - beta carotene 1358.76 mcg
thiamin - B1 0.09 mg 6.00
riboflavin - B2 0.18 mg 10.59
niacin - B3 0.94 mg 4.70
niacin equiv 1.70 mg
vitamin B6 0.22 mg 11.00
vitamin B12 0.00 mcg 0.00
biotin -- mcg --
vitamin C 123.40 mg 205.67
vitamin D IU 0.00 IU 0.00
vitamin D mcg 0.00 mcg
vitamin E alpha equiv 0.75 mg 3.75
vitamin E IU 1.11 IU
vitamin E mg 0.75 mg
folate 93.91 mcg 23.48
vitamin K 155.20 mcg 194.00
pantothenic acid 0.79 mg 7.90
Minerals
nutrient amount %DV
boron -- mcg
calcium 74.72 mg 7.47
chloride -- mg
chromium -- mcg --
copper 0.07 mg 3.50
fluoride -- mg --
iodine -- mcg --
iron 1.37 mg 7.61
magnesium 39.00 mg 9.75
manganese 0.34 mg 17.00
molybdenum -- mcg --
phosphorus 102.80 mg 10.28
potassium 505.44 mg 14.44
selenium -- mcg --
sodium 42.12 mg 1.75
zinc 0.62 mg 4.13
Saturated Fats
nutrient amount %DV
4:0 butyric 0.00 g
6:0 caproic 0.00 g
8:0 caprylic 0.00 g
10:0 capric 0.00 g
12:0 lauric 0.00 g
14:0 myristic 0.00 g
15:0 pentadecanoic 0.00 g
16:0 palmitic 0.07 g
17:0 margaric 0.00 g
18:0 stearic 0.01 g
20:0 arachidic 0.00 g
22:0 behenate 0.00 g
24:0 lignoceric 0.00 g
Mono Fats
nutrient amount %DV
14:1 myristol 0.00 g
15:1 pentadecenoic 0.00 g
16:1 palmitol 0.00 g
17:1 heptadecenoic 0.00 g
18:1 oleic 0.04 g
20:1 eicosen 0.00 g
22:1 erucic 0.00 g
24:1 nervonic 0.00 g
Poly Fats
nutrient amount %DV
18:2 linoleic 0.06 g
18:3 linolenic 0.20 g
18:4 stearidon 0.00 g
20:3 eicosatrienoic 0.00 g
20:4 arachidon 0.00 g
20:5 EPA 0.00 g
22:5 DPA 0.00 g
22:6 DHA 0.00 g
Other Fats
nutrient amount %DV
omega 3 fatty acids 0.20 g 8.33
omega 6 fatty acids 0.06 g
Amino Acids
nutrient amount %DV
alanine 0.18 g
arginine 0.23 g
aspartate 0.33 g
cystine 0.03 g 7.32
glutamate 0.58 g
glycine 0.15 g
histidine 0.08 g 6.20
isoleucine 0.17 g 14.78
leucine 0.20 g 7.91
lysine 0.22 g 9.36
methionine 0.05 g 6.76
phenylalanine 0.13 g 10.92
proline 0.18 g
serine 0.16 g
threonine 0.14 g 11.29
tryptophan 0.05 g 15.63
tyrosine 0.10 g 10.31
valine 0.20 g 13.61
Other
nutrient amount %DV
alcohol 0.00 g
caffeine 0.00 mg
artif sweetener total -- mg
aspartame -- mg
saccharin -- mg
sugar alcohol -- g
glycerol -- g
inositol -- g
mannitol -- g
sorbitol -- g
xylitol -- g
organic acids -- mg
acetic acid -- mg
citric acid -- mg
lactic acid -- mg
malic acid -- mg
choline -- mg --
taurine -- mg
Note: The nutrient profiles provided in this website are derived from Food Processor for Windows, Version 7.60, by ESHA Research in Salem, Oregon, USA. Of the 21,629 food records contained in the ESHA foods database, most of them - including those of the World's Healthiest Foods - lacked information for specific nutrients. The designation "--" was chosen to represent those nutrients for which there was no measurement included in the ESHA foods database.


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