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Plant Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. (Brassicaceae)

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Common name(s)
Collards, Cow Cabbage, Spring-Heading Cabbage, Tall Kale, Tree Kale
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Leaf 670.0 10981.0 -0.38 *
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
14 ARGININE Leaf 800.0 13112.0 -0.42 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 233.0 3819.0 -0.09 *
0 ASH Leaf 5500.0 90145.0 -0.51 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Leaf 1200.0 19668.0 -0.46 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 20.0 328.0 0.29 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 1170.0 19180.0 0.05 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 37600.0 616264.0 0.04 *
12 COPPER Leaf 2.0 43.0 0.42 *
2 CYSTINE Leaf 160.0 2624.0 -0.25 *
0 FAT Leaf 2200.0 36058.0 -0.41 *
15 FIBER Leaf 5700.0 93423.0 -0.84 *
15 FOLACIN Leaf 0.8 2.4 -0.79 *
1 GLUCOBRASSICANAPIN Seed -- -- -- *
1 GLUCONAPIN Seed -- -- -- *
8 GLUTAMIC-ACID Leaf 1310.0 21471.0 -0.89 *
12 GLYCINE Leaf 600.0 9834.0 -0.15 *
7 HISTIDINE Leaf 300.0 4917.0 -0.23 *
6 IRON Leaf 6.0 102.0 -0.66 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.