Nutrition for Radish Sprouts

Radish Sprouts Nutrition Summary

One cup of radish sprouts (38 grams or 1.34 oz) contains 16 calories and 1.4 grams of protein. Radish sprouts consists of 90% water, 4% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and 3% fat.

Radish sprouts are an excellent source of a few nutrients, including Vitamin C and calcium. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, folate and phosphorus.

In one cup of radish sprouts:

• Calories: 16
• Protein: 1.4 g
• Fat: 1 g, (Saturated: 0.3 g)
• Sodium: 2.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar, dietary fiber or cholesterol in radish sprouts.

See the Radish Sprouts Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Radish seeds, sprouted, raw.

Calories in Radish Sprouts

Radish sprouts have 16 calories per cup or 42 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat, carbohydrates and protein.

45% of calories in radish sprouts are from fat, 28% of calories are from carbohydrates and 28% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Radish Sprouts

Calories Similar to Radish Sprouts

Some other vegetables with similar calories to radish sprouts by weight:

• Beets: same
• Brussels Sprouts: same
• Carrots: -1 calories
• Squash: -1 calories

Protein in Radish Sprouts

One cup of Radish Sprouts has 1.4 grams of protein or about 3% of daily recommended intake. Radish sprouts are relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 1.45 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in radish sprouts.

Protein Similar to Radish Sprouts

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to radish sprouts by weight:

• Alfalfa Sprouts: +0.1 grams
• Yellow Corn: -0.2 grams
• Brussels Sprouts: -0.2 grams
• Chives: -0.2 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Radish Sprouts

An good source of nutrients, radish sprouts contain abundant amounts of Vitamin C and calcium. In fact, a single cup of radish sprouts contains 15% of recommended daily values or 11 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in radish sprouts (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 7.6 ug
• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 1.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 11 mg
• Folate: 36.1 ug

Minerals in radish sprouts (1 cup):

• Calcium: 19.4 mg
• Potassium: 32.7 mg
• Iron: 0.3 mg
• Magnesium: 16.7 mg
• Zinc: 0.2 mg
• Selenium: 0.2 ug
• Phosphorus: 42.9 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: 0.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of choline, pantothenic acid, vitamin e, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in radish sprouts.

Similar to Radish Sprouts for Vitamin C

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to radish sprouts:

• Spinach: -0.3 MG
• Cilantro: -0.72 MG
• Garlic: +0.87 MG
• Lima Beans: -2.1 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Radish Sprouts ^[3]

Radish Sprouts Nutrition Chart

Radish Sprouts in Cooking

Radish Sprouts can be consumed raw. Most recipes call for one or two radish sprouts.