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. 2022 Jan 23;11(3):300. doi: 10.3390/foods11030300

Table 4.

First five top-ranked taxa for the most important macro- and micronutrients.

Nutrients Taxa Plant Part Content Reference
(g or mg /100 g FW)
Proteins Pinus pinea seeds 32.0 [84]
Fagus sylvatica seeds 22.0 [84]
Juglans regia seeds 20.0 [84]
Atriplex hortensis leaves 17.0 [90]
Corylus avellana seeds 15.0 [84]
Carbohydrates Ceratonia siliqua fruits 80.0 [84]
Atriplex hortensis leaves 56.0 [90]
Castanea sativa fruits 42.75 [91]
Rosa canina fruits 38.42 [92]
Mentha pulegium leaves 34.40 [14]
Lipids Corylus avellana fruits 62.0 [84]
Juglans regia seeds 60.0 [84]
Fagus sylvatica fruits 50.0 [84]
Pinus pinea seeds 48.0 [84]
Hippophaë fluviatilis fruits 7.0 [84]
Ca Atriplex hortensis leaves 2000 [90]
Urtica dioica leaves 625 [13]
Sisymbrium officinale leaves 495 [84]
Bellis perennis leaves 444 [64]
Bunias erucago leaves 425 [64]
P Pinus pinea seeds 508 [84]
Juglans regia seeds 380 [84]
Corylus avellana fruits 290 [84]
Atriplex hortensis leaves 150 [90]
Sisymbrium officinale leaves 125 [84]
Fe Bellis perennis leaves 40.80 [64]
Punica granatum seeds 32.30 [93]
Bunias erucago leaves 24.10 [64]
Amaranthus retroflexus shoots 12.34 [94]
Atriplex hortensis leaves 10.0 [90]
Na Crithmum maritimum leaves 464 [14]
Cakile maritima leaves 308 [83]
Helminthotheca echioides leaves 184 [95]
Sonchus oleraceus leaves 144 [14]
Sonchus asper leaves 137 [14]
K Bunias erucago leaves 2200 [64]
Bellis perennis leaves 2053 [64]
Chenopodium album leaves 1155 [14]
Fagus sylvatica fruits 1018 [84]
Chondrilla juncea leaves 1015 [14]
Mg Punica granatum seeds 1697 [93]
Atriplex hortensis leaves 500 [90]
Corylus avellana fruits 284 [84]
Malva sylvestris leaves 283 [14]
Poterium sanguisorba leaves 282 [64]
Mn Capparis spinosa flowers 25.90 [96]
Atriplex hortensis leaves 10.0 [90]
Rubus ulmifolius fruits 15.60 [14]
Malva sylvestris leaves 498 [14]
Urtica dioica leaves 1.70 [14]
Zn Punica granatum seeds 5.81 [93]
Chondrilla juncea leaves 1.63 [14]
Malva sylvestris shoots 1.58 [14]
Asparagus acutifolius shoots 1.06 [14]
Chenopodium album leaves 1.03 [14]
Cu Punica granatum seeds 6.82 [93]
Atriplex hortensis leaves 2.0 [90]
Arbutus unedo fruits 0.99 [14]
Silybum marianum leaves 0.80 [14]
Chondrilla juncea leaves 0.43 [14]
Vit. C Hippophaë fluviatilis fruits 450 [84]
Rosa canina fruits 426 [92]
Primula veris leaves 418 [3]
Primula vulgaris leaves 305 [3]
Urtica dioica leaves 285 [14]