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Raw kale is composed of 84% water, 9% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and 1% fat (table). In a 100 g (31⁄2 oz) serving, raw kale provides 207 kilojoules (49 kilocalories) of food energy and a large amount of vitamin K at 3.7 times the Daily Value (DV). It is a rich source (20% or more of the DV) of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, and ...
Wash your hands for 20 seconds with warm water and soap before and after handling produce. Strip the kale leaves from the stalks and place them in a colander. Rinse the kale under cool running ...
Collard (plant) Many; see text. Young collard plants. Collard is a group of loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea, the same species as many common vegetables including cabbage and broccoli. Part of the Acephala (kale) cultivar group, it is also classified as the variety B. oleracea var. viridis. The plants are grown as a food crop for ...
Brassica oleracea is a plant species from family Brassicaceae that includes many common cultivars used as vegetables, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan. Its uncultivated form, wild cabbage, native to coastal southern and western Europe, is a hardy plant with high ...
Tuscan kale (cavolo nero) growing in a SELROSLT garden. Lacinato kale grows 60 to 90 centimetres (2 to 3 ft) tall [11] and has dark blue-green leaves with an "embossed texture"; its taste is described as "slightly sweeter and more delicate" than curly kale [12] and "slightly bitter [and] earthy". [13] The lacinato variety is sometimes called ...
The acephala group refers to any type of Brassica which grows without the central 'head' typical of many varieties of cabbage. These are included within the species Brassica oleracea, such as kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala). [1] The name literally means "without a head" in contrast to those varieties known as capitata or "with a head".
Rape Kale. [33][34] Brassica nigra. Black Mustard. Black mustard is commonly found in neglected gardens, on roadsides, in abandoned fields, and in areas where waste is disposed of. The plant is native to Asia and Europe, but now grows over much of southern Canada and almost all of the United States.
Crambe maritima, common name sea kale, [1] seakale or crambe, [1] is a species of halophytic (salt-tolerant) flowering plant in the genus Crambe of the family Brassicaceae. It grows wild along the coasts of mainland Europe and the British Isles. The plant is related to the cabbage and was first cultivated as a vegetable in Britain around the ...