Asparagus
Description: Long tall green spears
Facts: On a warm spring day, asparagus spears can grow up to several inches. You can actually sit and watch them grow! White asparagus is actually the same plant as green its just been covered with mulch to keep the chlorophyll from developing.
Availability: Fresh in Spring. Frozen or canned available year round 
Serving Size = cup or 6 spears
Selection: Choose plump, stalks that are firm with a good snap and compact well formed spears
Selection: Choose plump, stalks that are firm with a good snap and compact well formed spears
Storage: Store in the vegetable drawer of your refrigerator. Use within 3 or 4 days
Nutrition Benefits: Fat free; saturated fat free; sodium free; cholesterol free; good source of fiber; good source of folate.
Pigments: chlorophyll, beta-carotene, lutein, anthocynanins
Phytochemicals: glutathione, rutin, saponins, lignans
ORAC Score: 1,200
Reprinted with the permission of the Defeat Diabetes Foundation.
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