Edamame Nutritional Information

Edamame, often found in Asian dishes, can be simple to make at home. Edamame can be found in your local grocery store, making it easy to have a snack or side dish for a healthier lifestyle.

What is Edamame?

• Edamame are soy beans, which are often in their pod. Generally, edamame is boiled and lightly salted. To eat, you simply push the beans out of the pod and enjoy.

Calories

• Edamame is a low-fat food. A half-cup serving of edamame is 100 calories, but only 25 of these calories come from fat. Most of the fat in edamame is unsaturated (which is considered a healthy fat).

Carbohydrates

• Edamame has 9g of carbohydrates in every half-cup serving. In the case of edamame, this is good for you, considering that 4g of the carbohydrates are dietary fiber.

Protein

• Edamame is a great source of protein. One half-cup serving has 8g of protein.

Sodium

• Edamame can be relatively high in sodium when prepared. A half-cup serving, prepared, includes approximately 11 percent of your daily sodium intake.