this tall fleshy stout oear like vegetable with bud lke heads come from the young shoot of herbaceous plant the jiuicy and tender asparagus shoot can be green white or purple green asparagus is delicately flavored white spears have less flavor but are usually thicker and smoother than the green variety white asparagus is grown underground to prevent it from becoming green meanwhile purpple aspaags has a friity flavor this variety also contains anthocyanins and more sugars excellent source of vitamin k vitamin a folate iron thiamine digestion lowers colon cancer risk with its insulin a carbohydrate that cannot be digested bt helps friendly bacteria thrive in the large intestine improves nutrient absorption also due to insulin prevents kidney stone formation increases urine production mainatains healthy levels of homocysteine an amino acid which is a strong risk factor for heart diease when elevetaed prevents heart attack lowers bad cholesterol increases urine production the lowers bad cholesterol increases iron in the blood eases premenstrual syndrome especially bloating menstrual cramps and breast tendeness regulates male and female hormones reduces the danger of delivering a low birth weight infant prevents neural tube defect in an unborn child