Calories – DR. Said Sokhandan, N.D. https://drsokhandan.com Naturopathic physician as a Primary Care Provider. Fri, 07 Aug 2020 05:33:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.3 https://drsokhandan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-logo-32x32.jpg Calories – DR. Said Sokhandan, N.D. https://drsokhandan.com 32 32 Celery https://drsokhandan.com/celery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celery Fri, 07 Aug 2020 05:25:25 +0000 http://drsokhandan.com/?p=1631 Celeryis a thick, light-green stalked vegetable of the parsley family.
Celery is generally seen as an ordinary crunchy, low-calorie vegetable, and very few people realize that celery can play an important role in their overall health. Celery may lower blood pressure  (due to the 3-n-Butyl Phthalide content of Celery) also lower total serum cholesterol up to 7% (due to the 3-n-Butyl-Phthalide content of Celery). Celery increase the Urine production and may act as diuretic.  Celery is a great source for a wide range of nutrients.

Carb in celery: Celery is a popular choice on low calories diets because it is very low in calories carbohydrate 

Fats in celery: Celery is naturally fat-free, with very minimal amounts of fatty acids.

Protein in celery: Celery is low in protein, with less than 1 gram per cup.

Vitamins and Minerals:
One cup of chopped raw celery  equals to about (101 grams) contains approximately:
1- 16.2 calories
2- 1.6 gram fiber
3- 3.5 grams carbohydrates
4- 0.2 gram fat
5- 0.7 gram protein
6- 0.2 gram fat
7- 37% vitamin K 
8- 5% vitamin C
9- 8% Potassium 
10- 9% Vitamin A
11- 5% Manganese
12- 9% Folate
13- 4% vitamin B6
14- 3% Riboflavin

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