CELERY (greens) Celery greens contain more vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B9 (folic acid), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), carotenoids, iron, and magnesium than root vegetables. Celery greens also significantly exceed root vegetables in galactose content. Celery greens stand out for their beta-carotene content (90.0% of the daily requirement in 100…
WILD GARLIC (bear onion) Wild garlic is notable for its vitamin C (ascorbic acid) content (210.7% of the daily requirement per 100 g), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (96.1% and 84.0% respectively), beta-carotene (84.0%), vitamin K (phylloquinone) (18.0%), biotin (17.9%), gamma-tocopherol (17.6%), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) (11.5%), and folic acid (10.0%). The…
Lettuce, leaf lettuce Leaf lettuce is notable for its contentof vitamin K (phylloquinone) (100 g contains 124.6% of the daily requirement), beta-carotene (88.9%), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (28.8%), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (17.3%), and folic acid (10.8%). The most abundant minerals are: vanadium (425.0%), rubidium (153.0%), boron (121.4%), beryllium…
ARUGULA (indau, eruca sativa) Arugula stands out for its vitamin K (phylloquinone) content (90.5% of the daily requirement in 100 g), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (59.3% respectively), beta-carotene (28.5%),folic acid (24.3%), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (21.4%), and pantothenic acid (8.8%). The mineral composition of arugula is very balanced, it…
PARSLEY (greens)Parsley greens are significantly richer in minerals and vitamins than its root vegetables. Parsley greens are notable for their vitamin K (phylloquinone) content (658.3% of the daily requirement in 100 g), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (431.4%), beta-carotene (111.1%), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (92.7%), folic acid (29.0%), alpha-tocopherol (17.7%), vitamin B2 (riboflavin)…
LEEKS Leeks are significantly richer in minerals and vitamins than onions. They stand out for their vitamin C (ascorbic acid) content (60.7% of the daily requirement in 100 g), vitamin K (phylloquinone) (39.2%), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (31.7%), beta-carotene (20.0%), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) (18.7%), folic acid (18.3%), and alpha-tocopherol (9.1%). …
GREEN ONIONS (feathers) Green onions (feathers) are significantly richer in minerals and vitamins than onions. They stand out for their vitamin K (phylloquinone) content (153.8% of the daily requirement in 100 g), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (51.1%), beta-carotene (46.1%), folic acid (16.9%), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (14.3%). The predominant mineral…
CORIANDER (= CILANTRO), leavesCoriander (= cilantro) is notable for its vitamin K (phylloquinone) content (258.3% of the daily requirement in 100 g), beta-carotene (78.6%), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (38.6%), alpha-tocopherol (16.7%), folic acid (15.5%), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (14.4%), pantothenic acid (11.4%). The most abundant minerals are silicon (280.7%), rubidium (58.4%), vanadium…
BASIL Basil stands out for its vitamin K (phylloquinone) content (887.2% of the daily requirement per 100 g); carotenoids beta-carotene (62.8%), lutein and its isomer zeaxanthin (56.7%); as well as folic acid (47.3%), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) (37.4%), vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (25.7%), and pantothenic acid (10.5%). Among the mineral elements, the following predominate:…
DRIED APRICOTS Kuraga is one of two types of dried apricots, namely dried apricots with the pits removed beforehand. The second type of dried apricots is uruk – apricots (usually small-fruited sweet varieties) dried with the pits, most often simply on the tree in the sun (after drying, they are shaken off)….