Vegetables · Nutrition facts

Raw Arugula, Baby

26 calories and 1.6 g of protein per 100 g. Reported fiber: 2.3 g.

USDA FoundationPublished Oct 2024

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Arugula, baby, raw

Source category: Vegetables and Vegetable Products
Nutrition basis: Per 100 g
Source record: USDA FDC 2710822
Publication date: Oct 2024

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 39% of 1,428 other complete vegetables profiles.

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Amount gUse a portion

26calories

in 100 g

Nutrient	Amount	Daily value
Protein	1.6 g	—
Carbohydrate	5.4 g	2%
Fat	0.3 g	0%
Fiber	2.3 g	8%
Total sugars	—	—
Sodium	87 mg	4%
Saturated fat	—	—
Potassium	407 mg	9%
Calcium	204 mg	16%
Iron	1.39 mg	8%
Magnesium	43 mg	10%
Vitamin C	101.4 mg	113%
Vitamin D	—	—

Estimated energy from macros

Protein 21%Carbs 69%Fat 9%

Uses 4 kcal/g for protein and carbohydrate, 9 for fat. Fiber, alcohol, and label rounding can make this differ from reported calories.

Daily values use the FDA adult reference for a 2,000-calorie diet. Your needs may differ. A dash means no reported value or no daily value shown.

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Reported variation in the reference data

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Nutrient	Displayed value	Reported minimum	Reported maximum	Data points
WaterPer 100 g	90.94 g	88.95 g	92.35 g	8
NitrogenPer 100 g	0.26 g	0.04 g	0.52 g	8
ProteinPer 100 g	1.65 g	0.25 g	3.25 g	—
Total lipid (fat)Per 100 g	0.33 g	0 g	0.52 g	8
AshPer 100 g	1.72 g	1.4 g	1.97 g	8
Fiber, total dietaryPer 100 g	2.28 g	2.06 g	2.55 g	8
Calcium, CaPer 100 g	203.7 mg	111 mg	251.5 mg	8
Iron, FePer 100 g	1.39 mg	0.93 mg	1.85 mg	8

These are source-reported summary fields, not a predicted range for your particular food or a statistical confidence interval.

All 20 reported nutrient values Per 100 g

Nutrient	Amount	USDA identifier
Water	90.94 g	1051
Energy (Atwater General Factors)	30.993 kcal	2047
Energy (Atwater Specific Factors)	25.908 kcal	2048
Nitrogen	0.264 g	1002
Protein	1.649 g	1003
Total lipid (fat)	0.325 g	1004
Ash	1.718 g	1007
Carbohydrate, by difference	5.368 g	1005
Fiber, total dietary	2.28 g	1079
Calcium, Ca	203.7 mg	1087
Iron, Fe	1.393 mg	1089
Magnesium, Mg	42.65 mg	1090
Phosphorus, P	51.19 mg	1091
Potassium, K	406.8 mg	1092
Sodium, Na	86.93 mg	1093
Zinc, Zn	0.348 mg	1095
Copper, Cu	0.083 mg	1098
Manganese, Mn	0.514 mg	1101
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	101.4 mg	1162
Folate, total	149.2 µg	1177

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