Chayote: nutrition facts
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Chayote is a type of food categorized among vegetables. One portion of Chayote (considering as a portion 1 cup (1" pieces), meaning more or less 132 grams of Chayote) contains around 25 calories.
When compared to other vegetables,
Chayote has
less caloriess than the average of vegetables, as they contain 19 calories per 100 grams, while other foods like the
Chayote have
much more calories.
Recipes with Chayote
You can use Chayote as an ingredient for the next recipes:
Chayote as natural remedy
Chayote can be used as a natural remedy to treat the next diseases:
Chayote nutritional facts
|
1 serving (132 gr.) |
100 gr. |
| Calories | 25 kcal | 19 kcal |
| Lipids | 0.17 g | 0.13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.037 g | 0.028 g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.075 g | 0.057 g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.013 g | 0.01 g |
| Protein | 1.08 g | 0.82 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.95 g | 4.51 g |
| Sugars | 2.19 g | 1.66 g |
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 1.7 g |
| Cholesterol | -- mg | -- mg |
| Minerals | | |
| Calcium | 22 mg | 17 mg |
| Iron | 0.45 mg | 0.34 mg |
| Sodio | 3 mg | 2 mg |
| Potassium | 165 mg | 125 mg |
| Magnesium | 16 mg | 12 mg |
| Phosphorus | 24 mg | 18 mg |
| Zinc | 0.98 mg | 0.74 mg |
| Vitamins | | |
| Vitamin A | 0 IU | 0 IU |
| Vitamin C | 10.2 mg | 7.7 mg |
| Vitamin D | -- µg | -- µg |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.033 mg | 0.025 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.038 mg | 0.029 mg |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0.620 mg | 0.47 mg |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid ) | 0.329 mg | 0.249 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.100 mg | 0.076 mg |
| Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) | -- µg | -- µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.16 mg | 0.12 mg |
| Vitamin K | 5.4 µg | 4.1 µg |
| Choline | 12.1 mg | 9.2 mg |
| Arginine | 0.046 g | 0.035 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.042 g | 0.032 g |
| Folic Acid | 123 µg | 93 µg |
| Beta Carotene | 0 µg | 0 µg |
| Water | 124.40 g | 94.24 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg |
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