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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