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Rapini (Broccoli Raab)


Selection Information


Usage: Used in Italian and Chinese cooking. Cook like broccoli - broil, stir-fry, braise, sauté or steam.

Selection: Also called broccoli raab, Choi sum and Chinese flowering cabbage, good-quality rapini will have bright-green leaves that are crisp, upright and not wilted.

Avoid: Avoid product with leaves that are wilted, yellowing or have dark green patches of slime.


Seasonal Information


Rapini is available from California August through March.


Rapini Nutritional Information


Serving Size: 1 cup, chopped (40g)

Amount Per Serving

 
Calories 9
Calories from Fat 2

 

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g

1% 

Cholesterol 0mg

0% 

Sodium 13mg

1% 

Total Carbohydrate 1g

0% 

Dietary Fiber 1g

4% 

Sugars 0g

 

Protein 1g

 

Vitamin A 21%

Vitamin C 13%

Calcium 4%

Iron 4%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Source: PMA's Labeling Facts

Rapini is low in Saturated Fat. Rapini's also a good source of Pantothenic Acid, and an excellent of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc and Manganese.