Saturday 24 September 2011

Broccoli one of the worlds healthiest foods !


Table 1 Potato versus Broccoli



Potato

Broccoli

Winner

Vitamin

A

0.00

80.00

+

B1

0.13

0.05

_

B2

0.02

0.05

+

B3

0.40

0.70

+

B5

0.38

N

_

B6

0.33

0.11

_

B12

0.00

0.00

Draw

Folic Acid

19.00

64.00

+

C

9.00

44.00

+

D

0.00

0.00

Draw

E

0.06

1.10

+

Mineral

Calcium

5.00

40.00

+

Iron

0.30

1.00

+

Magnesium

12.00

13.00

Draw

Potassium

250.00

179.00

_

Selenium

1.00

Tr

_

Zinc

0.10

0.40

+

Dietary Fibre

1.10

2.60

+
 
Broccoli contains almost 5 times as much vitamin C as potato
Broccoli contains 8 times as much calcium as potato
Broccoli contains almost 2.5 times as much fibre as potato
 

                           Who needs a starch laden potato ? certainly not a well controlled diabetic.
Eddie


2 comments:

  1. Its simple as a b c plus of course d and e. Next add those minerals and dietary fiber and what have you got?

    A winner thats for sure.

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  2. I sometimes buy the broccoli and cauliflower fresh mix of veg that my local supermarket has and do a cauli/broc mix covered with a cheese sauce, its loverly and does you good!

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