Is Broccolini Keto Friendly?

Broccolini is a hybrid vegetable that resulted from cross-breeding broccoli with Chinese kale. It has a similar taste to its broccoli ancestor, but it has thinner florets (the top parts that you eat) and longer stalks.

Each serving of broccolini (1 cup) contains 2 g of net carbs. That makes it one of the most keto-friendly vegetables you can find.

Vitamins and nutrients

Broccolini contains 33% of your daily value of vitamin C, an essential antioxidant that can help prevent cardiovascular disease.

Broccolini is a cruciferous vegetable, a family of crop species that includes kale and broccoli. Scientists are interested in cruciferous vegetables because of evidence that suggests that they contain compounds that prevent cancer. More research is needed, but several studies have found that people who consume cruciferous vegetables like broccolini are less likely to develop lung or colon cancer.