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Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for fresh broccoli heads and crowns. Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Keep broccoli as cold as possible without freezing at very high humidity and away from ethylene, which yellows the florets; wilting, bud yellowing, bud opening and decay end its storage life. Sensitive to ethylene: keep away from ethylene-producing fruit. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

Broccoli, raw; USDA SR Legacy, FDC 170379, published 4/1/2019. Per 100 g edible portion, approximately: Energy: 34 kcal; Protein: 2.82 g; Fat: 0.37 g; Total carbohydrate (by difference): 6.64 g; Dietary fiber: 2.6 g; Vitamin C: 89.2 mg; Folate: 63 µg; Total sugars: 1.7 g. Generic reference for the stated edible food and processing form, not a cultivar-specific or item-specific measurement. Composition of an individual shipment has not been measured.