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INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
Values in this chart are for 100 grams of the edible portion of the plant.
Iceberg lettuce is included for comparison. The source of this information
is USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 8, "Composition of Foods" (U.S. Government
Printing Office, October 1975).
Plant Protein Calories Iron Vit. A Vit. C Calcium
mg
Iceberg lettuce 0.9 13 0.4 330 8
20
Endive 1.7 20 1.7 3300 10
81
Purslane 1.7 21 3.5 2500 25
103
Lamb's-quarters 4.2 43 1.2 11600 80
309
Dandelion 2.7 45 3.1 14000 35
187
Parsley 3.6 44 6.2 8500 172
203
Watercress 2.2 19 1.6 4900 119
151
Spinach 3.2 26 3.1 8100 51
91
Asparagus 2.5 26 1.0 900 33
22
From Portia Meares's "Spring Tonics" article in "The Herb Companion."
April/May 1993, Vol. 5, No. 4. Pg. 45. Posted by Cathy Harned.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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