Description
Shop for packaged asparagus at ALDI. Asparagus have many nutritional benefits. Eat your greens and prepare them as a side with your next meal. Asparagus
Tips and Facts
- Citrus fruit is not the only thing we should be eating during those cold winter months! Asparagus is a good source of vitamin C, an antioxidant that assists in immune function.
- What’s not in asparagus is just as important as what is. You won’t find fat, saturated fat, sodium or cholesterol in any stalk of asparagus.
- Asparagus is one of the best food sources of folate. Folate is an essential nutrient for pregnant women – it lessens the risk of the baby developing neurological birth disorders.
- Did you ever wonder about a strange odor that can be found in urine after consuming asparagus? It’s completely natural and is caused by the breakdown of asparagusic acid into sulfur-containing compounds.
- It takes an asparagus plant three years after it is planted to produce edible spears, but the plant will generally continue to produce edible spears for 15 years.
Selecting Tips
- Be sure to pick odorless stalks with dry, tight tips. Avoid limp or wilted stalks.
