Table 8. 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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cal (Kcal) | 29.09 | 34.86 | 33.37 | 52.14 | 46.91 | 27.52 | 35.0 |
| fat cal (Kcal) | 2.40 | 3.47 | 2.47 | 3.58 | 6.39 | 2.52 | 13.41 |
| fat (g) | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.71 | 0.28 | 1.49 |
| saturated fat (g) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.18 |
| TFA (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| cholesterol (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| carbohydrates (g) | 5.19 | 5.55 | 4.79 | 7.81 | 6.90 | 5.27 | 4.42 |
| dietary fiber (g) | 3.64 | 5.26 | 3.39 | 7.20 | 3.10 | 2.99 | 4.10 |
| total sugars (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 0.99 |
| protein (g) | 1.43 | 2.27 | 2.63 | 4.10 | 3.23 | 0.98 | 2.92 |
| Vitamin A (IU) | 2282 | 6577 | 5396 | 4637 | 8182 | 2369 | 4812 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 10.66 | 4.49 | 36.19 | 8.65 | 1.49 | 9.40 | 93.40 |
| Na (mg) | 45.17 | 52.34 | 101.04 | 42.87 | 39.97 | 28.85 | 53.0 |
| Ca (mg) | 65.96 | 95.90 | 68.47 | 273.39 | 148.46 | 48.69 | 254.0 |
| Fe (mg) | 1.54 | 2.73 | 1.31 | 3.35 | 1.18 | 1.87 | 1.60 |
| K (mg) | 439.82 | 440.08 | 310.24 | 357.09 | 297.97 | 128.29 | 348.0 |
| total phenolics (mg/g) | 0.77 | 0.49 | 2.77 | 1.29 | 2.82 | 1.68 | NA |
| oxalic acid–soluble (mg/g) | 0.18 | 10.94 | |||||
| oxalic acid–total (mg/g) | 0.39 | 15.42 |
Results are per 100g of wet tissue except total phenolics and oxalic acid, which are concentrations (mg/g) See Table 6 for sample locations.