Table 7. Nutritional tests of wet plant tissue (performed by SCS Global Services in Emeryville, CA) collected by Berkeley Open Source Food in West Oakland, CA, and USDA National Nutrient Database values for raw kale.
| chickweed Stellaria media |
dandelion Taraxacum officinale |
dock Rumex crispus |
mallow Malva sylvestris |
nasturtium Tropaeolum majus |
oxalis Oxalis pes-caprae |
kale Brassica oleracea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| serving (g) | 101 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 72 | 84 | 21 |
| cal (Kcal) | 29.51 | 24.40 | 32.85 | 35.36 | 33.78 | 23.21 | 7.0 |
| fat cal (Kcal) | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 4.60 | 2.13 | 2.79 |
| fat (g) | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.24 | 0.31 |
| saturated fat (g) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| TFA (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| cholesterol (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| carbohydrates (g) | 5.27 | 3.88 | 4.72 | 5.30 | 4.97 | 4.45 | 0.93* |
| dietary fiber (g) | 3.69 | 3.68 | 3.34 | 4.88 | 2.23 | 2.52 | 0.90 |
| total sugars (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 0.21 |
| protein (g) | 1.45 | 1.59 | 2.59 | 2.78 | 2.33 | 0.83 | 0.61 |
| Vitamin A (IU) | 2315.32 | 4603.9 | 5311.82 | 3168.76 | 5891.04 | 1998.25 | 1011.0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 10.82 | 3.14 | 35.63 | 5.87 | 1.07 | 7.93 | 19.6 |
| Na (mg) | 45.83 | 36.64 | 99.46 | 29.07 | 28.78 | 24.33 | 11.0 |
| Ca (mg) | 66.92 | 67.13 | 67.40 | 185.39 | 106.89 | 41.07 | 53.0 |
| Fe (mg) | 1.56 | 1.91 | 1.29 | 2.27 | 0.85 | 1.58 | 0.34 |
| K (mg) | 446.24 | 308.06 | 305.40 | 242.14 | 214.54 | 108.21 | 73.0 |
Serving sizes for chickweed, dandelion, dock, and kale were 1c; serving sizes for mallow, nasturtium, and oxalis were 1/2c. Masses are listed. “cal” and “Kcal” stand for kilocalories (dietary calories) and “TFA” stands for trans fatty acids. See Table 6 for sample sites. (*This number is suspiciously low—and values listed on other websites are generally 4–6g—but it is the value the USDA lists.)