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Table of Nutrient Content of Some Fruits and Vegetables

FOOD ITEM	Amount	Vit. A (units)	Vit. C (mg)	Calcium (mg)	Phos. (mg)	Protein (gm)
Apple	1 small	90	6	7	12	0
Apricot (pitted)	3 med.	7500	4	13	24	1
Asparagus	8 stks	1100	20	21	40	2
Avocado	1/2 med.	500	9	44	42	2
Banana	1 med.	300	10	8	28	1
Beans, green (cooked)	3/4 cup	950	8	55	50	2
Beet greens (cooked)	1/2 cup	22000	50	94	40	2
Beets	1/2 cup	50	8	28	42	2
Blackberries	3/4 cup	300	3	32	32	0
Blueberries	3/4 cup	35	11	25	20	0
Broccoli, flower	3/4 cup	6500	65	64	105	2
Broccoli, leaf	3/4 cup	30000	90	262	67	3
Broccoli, stem	3/4 cup	2000	-	83	35	2
Brussels sprouts	3/4 cup	400	130	27	121	4
Cabbage, inner wt. leaves	1 cup	0	50	46	34	2
Cabbage, outer gr..leaves	1 cup	160	50	429	72	2
Cabbage, chinese	1 cup	5000	50	400	72	2
Cantaloupe	1/2 small	900	50	32	30	1
Carrots (diced)	1/2 cup	4500	5	45	41	1
Cauliflower	3/4 cup	10	75	122	60	2
Celery	4 stlk	640	7	98	46	1
Celery root	1/2 cup	-	2	47	71	3
Chard, leaves (cooked)	1/2 cup	15000	37	150	50	2
Cherries (pitted)	12 lrg	259	12	19	30	1
Collards (cooked)	1/2 cup	6300	70	207	75	3
Corn on the cob	1 med.	860	8	8	103	3
Cucumber	1 med.	35	12	10	21	1
Dandelion green (cooked)	1/2 cup	20000	100	84	35	3
Eggplant	1/2 cup	70	10	11	31	1
Endive	10 stks	15000	20	104	39	1
Grapefruit	1/2 med.	20	45	21	20	0
Grapes	1 sm bnch	25	3	19	35	1
Guavas	1	200	125	15	16	1
Honeydew melon	1/4 med.	100	90	-	-	0
Huckleberry	1/2 cup	100	8	25	20	1
Kale (cooked)	1/2 cup	20000	96	195	67	4
Kohlrabi	1/2 cup	-	50	195	60	2
Leeks	1/2 cup	20	24	58	56	2
Lettuce, green	10 lvs	2000	7	49	28	1
Lettuce, white	1/4 head	125	5	17	40	1
Mushrooms, domestic	3/4 cup	0	2	14	98	4
Mustard green	1/2 cup	11000	126	291	84	2
Okra	1/2 cup	440	17	72	62	2
Onions, fresh	4 med.	60	7	41	47	1
Orange	1 med.	190	50	44	18	0
Parsley	1/2 cup	8000	70	23	15	20
Parsnips	1/2 cup	100	40	60	76	2
Peaches, white (pitted)	3 halves	100	6	10	19	1
Peaches, yellow (pitted)	1 lrg	1000	9	10	19	1
Pear	1 med.	17	4	15	18	0
Peas, fresh (cooked)	1/2 cup	1500	20	28	127	7
Persimmon, Japanese	1 lrg	1600	40	22	21	2
Pineapple, fresh	2/3 cup	30	38	8	26	0
Plums	3 med.	130	5	20	27	1
Potato, sweet	1 med.	3600	25	19	45	3
Potato, white	1 med.	0	33	13	53	3
Potato, yam	1med.	5000	6	44	50	2
Pumpkin	1/2 cup	2500	8	23	50	1
Radishes	15 lg	0	25	21	29	1
Raspberries	1/2 cup	260	30	41	38	1
Rutabaga	3/4 cup	25	26	74	56	1
Spinach (cooked)	1/2 cup	11000	30	78	46	2
Squash, hubbard	1/2 cup	4000	3	19	15	1
Squash, summer	1/2 cup	1000	3	18	15	1
Strawberries	1/2 cup	100	50	34	28	1
Tangerine	2 med.	300	48	42	17	1
Tofu bean cake	120 grams	0	0	150	150	86
Tomatoes	1 med.	1500	25	11	29	1
Turnips (cooked)	1/2 cup	0	22	56	47	1
Turnip greens	1/2 cup	11000	130	347	49	2
Watercress	3/4 cup	1250	15	40	11	0
Watermelon	1 med. sl	450	22	33	9	0

Adapted from Frye, Fredric L. Iguanas: a guide to their biology and captive care. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Co., 1993.

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