COLLARD GREEN JUICE

Traditionally Used For:

Asthma	Scurvy
Cancer	Capillary Strength
Cataracts

A Good Source Of:

Magnesium

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Freshness Test:

Collard Greens are usually as a bunch of leaves. Choose the leaves that are slightly smaller. Try to avoid buying Collard Greens which are yellow looking or withered.

Important:

Due to the fact that Collard Greens are a green juice, you will find it beneficial to have no more than about ¼ of your juice consisting of green juice.

Collard greens are high in oxalic acid and should be avoided by those who suffer from or are at risk for kidney stones, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and those whose stomach is easily irritated. Read my notes on oxalic acid for more information.

General:

Greens are very nutritious foods. Greens are generally speaking harder to digest when you eat them raw due to cellulose walls. When you juice the greens, you extract the nutrients thus bypassing the cellulose walls.

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Collard Greens - Nutritional Analysis:

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 grams
Proximates
Water	g	90.55
Energy	kcal	30
Energy	kj	126
Protein	g	2.45
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.42
Ash	g	0.89
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	5.69
Fiber, total dietary	g	3.6
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	145
Iron, Fe	mg	0.19
Magnesium, Mg	mg	9
Phosphorus, P	mg	10
Potassium, K	mg	169
Sodium, Na	mg	20
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.13
Copper, Cu	mg	0.039
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.276
Selenium, Se	mcg	1.3
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	35.3
Thiamin	mg	0.054
Riboflavin	mg	0.130
Niacin	mg	0.742
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.267
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.165
Folate, total	mcg	166
Folic acid	mcg	0
Folate, food	mcg	166
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	166
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00
Vitamin A, IU	IU	3824
Retinol	mcg	0
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	191
Vitamin E	mg_ATE	2.260
Amino Acids
Tryptophan	g	0.031
Threonine	g	0.086
Isoleucine	g	0.100
Leucine	g	0.151
Lysine	g	0.117
Methionine	g	0.033
Cystine	g	0.025
Phenylalanine	g	0.087
Tyrosine	g	0.066
Valine	g	0.120
Arginine	g	0.125
Histidine	g	0.047
Alanine	g	0.105
Aspartic acid	g	0.187
Glutamic acid	g	0.204
Glycine	g	0.094
Proline	g	0.105
Serine	g	0.078