Vegetable Nutrition Chart

As you select vegetables to cook and eat, consider the nutrients and minerals in your common vegetables:

• Green beans are a good source of vitamin C, folic acid, iron, and potassium.
• Dried beans provide protein, B vitamins, folic acid, iron, magnesium, and potassium.
• Cabbage is high in vitamin C, folic acid, calcium, potassium, and fiber.
• Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, vitamins A and K, and potassium.
• Yellow corn is high in beta-carotene and lutein.* It also supplies B vitamins, iron, magnesium, potassium, and folic acid.
• Eggplant is high in fiber, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B1.
• Leeks are a good source of fiber, iron, and vitamins A and C, and they contain the cancer-fighting phytochemical diallyl sulfide.
• Okra provides vitamin C and the B vitamins, magnesium, lutein, and potassium.
• Peas pack plenty of protein, B vitamins, vitamins C and A, manganese, iron, potassium, and lutein.
• Peppers have lots of beta-carotene; vitamins B6, C, and A; and potassium.
• Potatoes, with skins, are a good source of protein, iron, vitamin C, and potassium.
• Shallots are a good source of potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, and folic acid.
• Summer squash is high in vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and magnesium. Both dark green and yellow squashes are excellent sources of lutein.
• Sweet potato is an excellent source of vitamins A, B6, and C, iron, fiber, and potassium. Plus, just 1 cup of sweet potato contains four times the recommended daily allowance of beta-carotene!

* Lutein is an antioxidant that helps prevent blindness.