How Many Calories In Edamame?

Edamame. Its the secret food with the funny name that not a lot of people have heard about. Edamame is basically boiled green soybeans. Sounds pretty disgusting, but they actually taste pretty good with a nutty type of flavor. People who want to eat legumes with a lot of protein and fiber are discovering that Edamame is a great snack. So how many calories are in edamame? And the answer is 119 calories in half of a cup of it.

Edamame is not only low in calories, but it has over 9 grams of fiber, 12 grams of protein and only 2.5 grams of fat. Now that's a very good nutritional profile for people wanting to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Edamame also contains vitamin c, iron, vitamin a, and even some calcium. It also features only 13 grams of carbohydrates which gives you just enough energy without ruining your low carb lifestyle or diet. And for those who count net carbs Edamame only has 4 grams of net carbs because of the 9 grams of fiber.

It's starting to catch on as a stand a lone snack food and has been used in recipes for quite some time. Utilizing edamame as a snack food is a great way to eat plenty of protein and fiber in their diets. There's no reason a person should not eat this food.