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At a glance Energy 2,140 kJ Moisture 4.65 g Ash 3,910 mg Vitamins 4.47 mg Total Fat 38.6 g Cholesterol 0 mg Dietary Fiber 10.9 g Carbohydrate 23 g Protein 18.9 g Carotenoids 0.295 mg Polyphenols 539 mg Phytosterols 235 mg Tocopherols 11,400 ug Tocotrienols 1,080 ug Organic acids 2,470 mg Phytate 1,970 mg Saponins 9.3 g
Full composition Ash 25 Essential Quantity Minerals 2,110 mg Calcium (Ca) 572 mg Magnesium (Mg) 346 mg Phosphorus (P) 461 mg Potassium (K) 716 mg Sodium (Na) 10.7 mg Essential Trace Minerals 27.8 mg Arsenic (As) 3.35 ug Chromium (Cr) 29 ug Cobalt (Co) 11 ug Copper (Cu) 1,200 ug Iron (Fe) 18.2 mg Manganese (Mn) 3,080 ug Molybdenum (Mo) 30 ug Nickel (Ni) 257 ug Selenium (Se) 39.3 ug Zinc (Zn) 4,980 ug Possibly essential Trace Minerals 37 ug Lithium (Li) 37 ug Non-essential Trace Minerals 11,900 ug Aluminium (Al) 11,900 ug Cadmium (Cd) 1 ug Lead (Pb) 4 ug Toxic Minerals 0 ng Mercury (Hg) 0 ng
Vitamins 20 Vitamin A 2.15 ug Retinol 0 ug β-Carotene equivalents 2.15 ug Vitamin B 2.91 mg Thiamine (B1) 460 ug Riboflavin (B2) 230 ug Niacin (B3) 1.14 mg Pantothenic acid (B5) 490 ug Total B6 0.45 mg Biotin (B7) 2.37 ug Folates (B9) 140 ug Ascorbic acids (C) 0 mg Vitamin D 2.52 ug Ergocalciferol (D2) 2.52 ug Cholecalciferol (D3) 0 ng 25-OH-D3 0 ng α-Tocopherol equivalent (E) 1,440 ug Vitamin K 110 ug Phylloquinones (K1) 110 ug Menaquinones (K2) 0 ug
Total Fat 62 Saturated Fatty acids 5.95 g Butyric acid (C4:0) 0 mg Caproic acid (C6:0) 0 mg Caprylic acid (C8:0) 0 g Capric acid (C10:0) 0 mg Undecanoic acid (C11:0) 0 ug Lauric acid (C12:0) 0 mg Myristic acid (C14:0) 100 mg Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) 0 mg Palmitic acid (C16:0) 4,750 mg Stearic acid (C18:0) 951 mg Arachidic acid (C20:0) 91.5 mg Behenic acid (C22:0) 23.4 mg Lignoceric acid (C24:0) 27.9 mg Unsaturated Fatty acids 31 g Monounsaturated Fatty acids 9.03 g Myristoleic acid (C14:1) 0 mg Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 98.2 mg Oleic acid (C18:1n9) 8.81 g Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t) 0 g Eicosenoic acid (C20:1n9) 122 mg Erucic acid (C22:1n9) 0 g Nervonic acid (C24:1n9) 0 mg Polyunsaturated Fatty acids 21.9 g Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 21.9 g Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2) 0 mg Docosadienoic acid (C22:2) 0 mg α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 64.5 mg Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n6) 0 mg Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) 0 mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) 0 mg Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n3) 0 mg Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3) 0 mg Essential Fatty acids 21.9 g Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 21.9 g α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 64.5 mg Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) 0 mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) 0 mg Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3) 0 mg Cis Fatty acids 31 g Cis ω-3 Fatty acids 64.5 mg α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 64.5 mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) 0 mg Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n3) 0 mg Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3) 0 mg Cis ω-6 Fatty acids 21.9 g Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 21.9 g Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2) 0 mg Docosadienoic acid (C22:2) 0 mg Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n6) 0 mg Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) 0 mg Cis ω-9 Fatty acids 8.94 g Oleic acid (C18:1n9) 8.81 g Eicosenoic acid (C20:1n9) 122 mg Erucic acid (C22:1n9) 0 g Nervonic acid (C24:1n9) 0 mg Cis ω-5 Fatty acids 0 mg Myristoleic acid (C14:1) 0 mg Cis ω-7 Fatty acids 98.2 mg Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 98.2 mg Trans Fatty acids 0 g Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t) 0 g
Dietary Fiber 2 Insoluble Dietary Fiber 10.5 g Soluble Dietary Fiber 0.43 g
Carbohydrate 13 Available CHO 16.8 g Starch 15 g Oligosaccharides 140 mg Raffinose 140 mg Stachyose 0 mg Verbascose 0 mg Ajugose 0 mg Free Sugars 1.75 g Fructose 1.34 g Glucose 310 mg Sucrose 0.1 g Maltose 0 mg Lactose 0 g
Protein 22 Amino acids 17.7 g Essential Amino acids 5.08 g Histidine 356 mg Isoleucine 865 mg Leucine 891 mg Lysine 683 mg Methionine 248 mg Phenylalanine 594 mg Threonine 511 mg Tryptophan 237 mg Valine 698 mg Conditionally essential Amino acids 4.33 g Cysteine 333 mg Arginine 1,430 mg Glycine 1,160 mg Proline 844 mg Tyrosine 571 mg Non-essential Amino acids 8.28 g Alanine 1,310 mg Aspartic acid 1,860 mg Glutamic acid 4,320 mg Serine 787 mg
Carotenoids 9 Carotenes 2.15 ug Lycopene 0 ug γ-Carotene 0 ug α-Carotene 0 ug β-Carotene 2.15 ug Xanthophylls 31.7 ug Lutein 22.1 ug Zeaxanthin 9.61 ug β-Cryptoxanthin 0 ug
Polyphenols 37 3,4-Dihydroxy Benzoic acid 260 ug 3-Hydroxy Benzaldehyde 0 ug Protocatechuic acid 0 ug Vanillic acid 0 ug Gallic acid 0 mg Cinnamic acid 0 ug o-Coumaric acid 0 ug p-Coumaric acid 0 ug Caffeic acid 740 ug Chlorogenic acid 6.49 mg Ferulic acid 550 ug Apigenin 0 mg Apigenin-6-C-gluoside 0 ug Apigenin-7-O-neohesperidoside 0 mg Luteolin 0 ug Kaempferol 0 mg Quercetin 0 mg Quercetin-3-β-D-glucoside 0 mg Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside 0 mg Quercetin-3-β-galactoside 0 mg Isorhamnetin 0 mg Myricetin 0 mg Resvertrol 0 ug Hesperetin 0 mg Naringenin 0 mg Hesperdin 0 mg Daidzein 0 mg Genistein 0 mg (-)-Epicatechin 0 mg (-)-Epigallo catechin 0 ug (-)-Epigallo catechin 3-gallate 0 ug (+)-Catechin 0 mg (-)-Gallocatechin gallate 0 ug (-)-Gallocatechin 0 ug Syringic acid 0 mg Sinapinic acid 0 mg Ellagic acid 0 mg
Phytosterols 3 Campesterol 24.8 mg Stigmasterol 35.4 mg β-Sitosterol 175 mg
Tocopherols 4 α-Tocopherol 2,590 ug β-Tocopherol 0 ug γ-Tocopherol 7,790 ug δ-Tocopherol 1,050 ug
Tocotrienols 4 α-Tocotrienol 0 ug β-Tocotrienol 1,080 ug γ-Tocotrienol 0 ug δ-Tocotrienol 0 ug
Organic acids 10 Oxalates 1,910 mg Soluble Oxalate 93.9 mg Insoluble Oxalate 1,820 mg Cis-Aconitic acid 0.35 mg Citric acid 102 mg Fumaric acid 0 mg Malic acid 41.5 mg Quinic acid 0 mg Succinic acid 41.7 mg Tartaric acid 371 mg
Source: the network's food-composition dataset (IFCT-style laboratory values). Composition
varies with variety, season and preparation — use these as reference values, not a label.
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