Collard greens Nutrition facts
Collard greens
Collard greens are highly nutritious, “cabbage-like flavored” leafy green vegetables. Collards are one of the most popular members of the Brassica family, closely related to kale and cabbage and could be described as a non-heading (acephalous) cabbage.
Botanically, the greens named as Brassica oleracea L. (Acephala group).
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 32 Kcal | 1.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 5.42 g | 4% |
| Protein | 3.02 g | 6% |
| Total Fat | 0.61 g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g | 10% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 129 µg | 32% |
| Niacin | 0.742 mg | 5% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.267 mg | 5% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.165 mg | 13% |
| Riboflavin | 0.130 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin | 0.054 mg | 4.5% |
| Vitamin A | 5019 IU | 170% |
| Vitamin C | 35.3 mg | 59% |
| Vitamin E | 2.26 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 437.1 µg | 37% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 17 mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 213 mg | 4.5% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 232 mg | 23% |
| Copper | 0.039 mg | 4.5% |
| Iron | 0.47 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 27 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.658 mg | 30% |
| Selenium | 1.3 µg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.21 mg | 2% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 2991 µg | -- |
| Crypto-xanthin-ß | 28 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 4323 µg | -- |