What are the benefits of kale?

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What are the benefits of kale?

 

<p class="">One cup of chopped kale contains 33 calories and 9% of the daily value of calcium, 206% of vitamin A, 134% of vitamin C, and a whopping 684% of vitamin K. It is also a good source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.

<p class="">Kale’s health benefits are primarily linked to the high concentration and excellent source of antioxidant vitamins A, C, and K -- and sulphur-containing phytonutrients.

<p class="">Carotenoids and flavonoids are the specific types of antioxidants associated with many of the anti-cancer health benefits. Kale is also rich in the eye-health promoting lutein and zeaxanthin compounds.

<p class="">Beyond antioxidants, the fiber content of cruciferous kale binds bile acids and helps lower blood cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease, especially when kale is cooked instead of raw.

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<p class="">People look at kale the way they used to look at spinach now a days.

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One cup of chopped kale contains 33 calories and 9% of the daily value of calcium, 206% of vitamin A, 134% of vitamin C, and a whopping 684% of vitamin K. It is also a good source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.

Kale’s health benefits are primarily linked to the high concentration and excellent source of antioxidant vitamins A, C, and K -- and sulphur-containing phytonutrients.

Carotenoids and flavonoids are the specific types of antioxidants associated with many of the anti-cancer health benefits. Kale is also rich in the eye-health promoting lutein and zeaxanthin compounds.

Beyond antioxidants, the fiber content of cruciferous kale binds bile acids and helps lower blood cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease, especially when kale is cooked instead of raw.

 

People look at kale the way they used to look at spinach now a days.

 

 

So then is it better to cook the kale rather than blend it up? 

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So then is it better to cook the kale rather than blend it up? 

 

You really can do it either way.  I know a lot of people that will fry or bake kale and they are "chips". 

 

The raw benefits are still there, just not for the last sentence.  You can always cook it then blend it....but a lot of times when cooking a veg, you can lose some of the other benefits.

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Diesel - I have taken to using the "Jacinto" variety of kale in my smoothies as it is slightly milder than some of the more curly varieties when eaten raw. 

Worth a try if you can find it. 

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Diesel - I have taken to using the "Jacinto" variety of kale in my smoothies as it is slightly milder than some of the more curly varieties when eaten raw. 

Worth a try if you can find it. 

Cool, thanks.

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