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The frilly leaves of kale make a beautiful garnish and are delicious cooked or raw.
| Winterbor Kale
- Leaf size: 12 to 24 inches
- Matures: 60 days
A very cold hardy Dutch hybrid, this pretty blue-green kale will keep you supplied for months. Vigorous producer. Cut outer leaves so that center can continue growing. Space transplants about 12 inches apart. Nutritional Information Kale is a member of the cabbage family, and its leafy greens are at their best eaten young, before the fibers become tough. Like all fresh greens, kale is a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamins A, C, and K. One cup of cooked kale will give you over 1,000 percent of your daily value of vitamin K, a nutrient established to be important in bone formation. Manganese, which promotes bone density, is also high in kale. And like other cruciferous vegetables, kale is high in sulfur-containing phytonutrients that have been found to prevent cancer. 1 cup cooked, chopped kale: - Calories: 36
- Carbohydrates: 7 grams
- Protein: 2 grams
- Dietary fiber: 3 grams
- Vitamin A: 354% DV
- Vitamin C: 89%
- Vitamin K: 1,328%
- Vitamin B6: 9%
- Manganese: 27%
- Copper: 10%
- Calcium: 9%
- Potassium: 8%
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