What are the health benefits and vitamins in Mustard Greens?
→ Mustard greens also known as Brassica juncea, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, Jie Cai or Kai Choi or leaf mustard is a species of mustard plant.
→ It is one of the most nutritious green-leafy vegetables available
around.
→ Chinese and Japanese cuisines also make use of mustard greens.
→ It has more Vitamin A, carotenes, Vitamin K, and
flavonoid anti-oxidants than some of typical fruits and vegetables.
→ Mustard greens are rich source of anti-oxidant like flavonoids, indoles, sulforaphane, carotenes,
lutein and zea-xanthin.
Listed here the vitamin sources in Mustard greens.
Vitamins | Unit | Value per 100g |
---|---|---|
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 70.0 |
Thiamin | mg | 0.080 |
Riboflavin | mg | 0.110 |
Niacin | mg | 0.800 |
Vitamin B-6 | mg | 0.180 |
Folate, DFE | µg | 12 |
Vitamin B-12 | µg | 0.00 |
Vitamin A, RAE | µg | 151 |
Vitamin A, IU | IU | 3024 |
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | mg | 2.01 |
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | µg | 0.0 |
Vitamin D | IU | 0 |
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | µg | 257.5 |