Artichoke is very high in antioxidants. It's believed to be effective in cancer prevention and even treating the disease. Artichoke contains a high amounts of vitamin C and it's also very high dietary fiber.
Artichoke is also good for the liver. They are thought to be able to regenerate liver tissue. Artichoke can lower the bad cholesterol or LDL while increase the good cholesterol or HDL.
Artichoke is very beneficial to the digestive system.
Fresh Artichoke is an good source of folic acid. Folic acid is essential to maintaining a good health, but it is crucial in very early days of pregnancy. Folic acid is known to reduce the birth defects.
100 grams or 3.5 oz of this artichoke recipe has 142 calories (112 calories from fat). It has no cholesterol.
One serving size of the artichoke recipe has 2.1g of protein, 1.1g sugar and 9.4g of carbohydrates.