SC - Edible weeds

[Par Leijonhufvud]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Ron and Laurene Wells wrote:

> it.  :)  Dandelions are one of the most healthful plants growing on the 
> planet, and they are so abundant making sure that there is nutrition enough 
> for EVERYONE, and yet our society supports and encourages companies to 

I don't have the nutrition tables here at work, but IIRC the root
contains something like 6-800 mg carbohydrate per g dry weigth. Figure
on perhaps 60-70% water in the fresh root. So yes, it is quite
nutritious, but also -- at least here in Sweden -- you need to leach
them overnight in cold water, or boil in several changes of water to
make it palatable. The leaves are nice to eat, and (as most leaves)
contain a bunch of vitamins and minerals, but virtually no
carbohydrates.

/UlfR

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