Centella asiatica
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Centella asiatica

Common name:
Pennywort

Local name:
Gotu Kola

Country:
Sri Lanka

Food Group(s):
Leafy vegetable

Part of plant/stage of process:
leaves, stem, raw

A flowering plant with leaves and stems that can be consumed as a vegetable, in soups or salads, for example.

Nutrition Data

Energy (Kcal) KJ
Water (g)85.34 ± 2.21
Protein (g)1.75 ± 0.03
Fat (g)0.53 ± 0.03
Available carbohydrates (g)7.03 ± 0.04
Dietary Fiber (g)3.47 ± 0.18
Ash (g)1.43 ± 0.03
Ca (mg)318.95 ± 8.76
Fe (mg)9.35 ± 0.08
Mg (mg)47.4 ± 0.18
P (mg)
K (mg)468.59 ± 0.58
Na (mg)32.06 ± 0.40
Zn (mg)2.30 ± 0.0
Vit A-RAE (mcg)498.4
ß-carotene (mcg)5984
VitC (mg)15.43 ± 1.68
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