Broccolini: Calories and Nutrition Facts for 1 Cup

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Broccolini, better known as baby broccoli in English, is actually a cross between broccoli and Chinese broccoli.

It’s just as healthy as actual broccoli and has a similar nutritional value. But what exactly is the nutrition of broccolini? How much of your daily values of vitamins and other nutrients does broccolini cover?

How much of your daily nutrition does 1 cup of broccolini get you? How many calories in 1 cup of broccolini? How much fiber? How much protein? How much fat? How many carbs?

Discover the nutritional value of 1 cup of broccolini, raw, with calories and daily values of vitamins and minerals.

Broccolini nutrition

Note: The nutrition facts presented below are for 1 (one) cup of raw broccolini at an equivalent of 122 grams.

Due to insufficient data available on the nutritional value of broccolini, the nutrition facts presented below are incomplete, but will be updated as additional data becomes available.

Find out more about what is broccolini and where it comes from.

Also read up on the health benefits of broccolini and discover what is the nutrition of roasted broccolini per cup with percentages of daily values of essential vitamins and minerals, calories, carbs, protein and fat.

Broccolini is very low in calories, cholesterol-free and almost fat-free and a great vegetable to eat for weight loss.

Broccolini: nutrition facts for 1 cup

  • Energetic value (calories): 37 kcal (kilocalories)
  • Carbohydrates content: 7.3 grams
  • Sugar content: 1.5 grams
  • Fiber content: 3.7 grams
  • Protein: 2.4 grams
  • Fat content: 0.6 grams
  • Cholesterol: 0 grams

The faint sweet flavor notes of broccolini that balance the inevitable broccoli bitterness come from the small amounts of sugar occurring naturally in the vegetable.

Broccolini nutrition facts calories

Broccolini is naturally high in vitamin C which makes it a good vegetable to eat raw during winter to boost your vitamin C intake and enjoy benefits for immunity, skin and teeth.

Vitamins in 1 (one) cup of broccolini:

  • Vitamin A: 351 micrograms from pigmented pro-vitamin A antioxidants, but no retinol
  • Vitamin B1: undetermined
  • Vitamin B2: undetermined
  • Vitamin B3: undetermined
  • Vitamin B5: undetermined
  • Vitamin B6: undetermined
  • Vitamin B9 (folate): undetermined
  • Vitamin B12: 0 micrograms
  • Choline: undetermined
  • Vitamin C: 94.5 milligrams
  • Vitamin D: 0 micrograms
  • Vitamin E: undetermined
  • Vitamin K: 100 micrograms

Note: Other B vitamins are present in the vegetable, but their content is currently undetermined. Nutrition values will be updated as additional data become available.

Broccolini is naturally high in vitamin K with antibleeding and anti-inflammatory benefits, and benefits for bone density.

Broccolini has no vitamin D and no vitamin B12.

Minerals in 1 (one) cup of broccolini:

  • Calcium: 75.4 mg (milligrams)
  • Copper: undetermined
  • Iron: 0.774 mg
  • Magnesium: undetermined
  • Manganese: undetermined
  • Phosphorus: undetermined
  • Potassium: 343 mg
  • Selenium: undetermined
  • Sodium: 35 mg
  • Zinc: undetermined

One cup of raw broccolini at just 122 grams provides good amounts of potassium and small amounts of iron and calcium.

One cup of raw broccolini at 122 grams covers less than 2% of all the calories the average adult needs in a day.

Broccolini: Daily Values for 1 Cup

  • Energetic value: One cup of raw broccolini at 122 grams provides just 1.85% of all the calories the average adult needs in a day.
  • Carbohydrates: 2.65% of daily carb requirements for an adult person
  • Sugar: 1 cup of broccolini provides just 1.5 grams of sugars which contributes towards daily carb values.
  • Dietary fiber: 13.2% of daily requirements
  • Protein: 4.8% of daily requirements
  • Fat: 0.77% of daily requirements
  • Cholesterol: 0%

One cup of raw broccolini at 122 grams can get the average adult over 13% of all the fiber they need in a day and less than 0.8% of daily fat values.

Vitamins in Broccolini: Daily Values for 1 Cup

  • Vitamin A: 39% of daily values for the average adult person
  • Vitamin B1: –
  • Vitamin B2: –
  • Vitamin B3: –
  • Vitamin B5: –
  • Vitamin B6: –
  • Vitamin B9: –
  • Vitamin B12: 0%
  • Choline: –
  • Vitamin C: 105%
  • Vitamin D: 0%
  • Vitamin E: –
  • Vitamin K: 83.3%

One cup of broccolini can get the average adult 39% of their daily vitamin A values, over 83% of daily vitamin K values and 105% of daily vitamin C values.

Minerals in Broccolini: Daily Values for 1 Cup

  • Calcium: 5.8% of daily calcium values for the average adult person
  • Copper: –
  • Iron: 4.3%
  • Magnesium: –
  • Manganese: –
  • Phosphorus: –
  • Potassium: 7.3%
  • Selenium: –
  • Sodium: 1.5%
  • Zinc: –

One cup of raw broccolini gets the average adult over 7% of all the potassium they need in a day and just 1.5% of their daily sodium values.

One cup of raw broccolini gets the average adult over 4% of all the iron they need in a day and almost 6% of their daily calcium values.

Nutrition facts adapted from nutritionix.com.