| NUTRITION INFORMATION
hy is Mache so good for us?
It contains a third more iron than spinach!
Mache essentially contains B-Group vitamins and vitamin C.
Nutrient |
Units |
Per 4 oz serving (100g) |
| Calcium |
mg |
38 |
| Iron |
mg |
2.2 |
| Vitamin C |
mg |
38 |
| Potassium |
mg |
459 |
| Protein |
g |
2 |
| Magnesium |
mg |
13 |
| Fiber |
mg |
4,250 |
| Carotene |
mg |
0.111 |
| Vitamin B1 |
mg |
0.07 |
| Vitamin B2 |
mg |
0.09 |
| Vitamin B6 |
mg |
0.027 |
| Vitamin C |
mg |
38 |
| Vitamin E |
mg |
0.3 |
| Vitamin B3 |
mg |
0.41 |
| Vitamin B5 |
mg |
0.04 |
| Vitamin B9 |
mg |
160 |
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ABOUT MACHE...
orn salad, mache, lamb's lettuce, field salad, field lettuce (Valerianella locusta)
are all names for a salad green of the valerian family.
The plant grows in a rosette of
long spoon shaped leaves which may also be clusterd in loose heads. Lamb's lettuce is
used in salad mixes together with other greens such as mustard leaves, rocket,
dandelion,
frisee,
etc...
It can also be cooked as for spinach and used in soups and stuffings.
The lamb's lettuce name comes from it's resemblance to the size and shape of a lamb's tongue!
This green has been used for thousands of years.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF MACHE
ache is a natural Anti-Stress
thanks to its vitamin B9 content. Mache, or Lamb's Lettuce, is a food that has natural
anti-fatigue, anti-stress and anti-depressive properties. 100 g of Lamb's Lettuce contains
almost half the recommended daily amount of vitamin B9.
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