| PRIMARY MICRO NUTRIENTS | Vit K, Vit C |
| SECONDARY MICRO NUTRIENTS | Potassium, Phosphorus, B Vitamins and Boron |
| NUTRITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS and NOTES | Anti-Cancer |
| FUNCTIONAL BENEFITS | Cancer prevention – particularly colon, prostate, lung and breast cancer |
| PHYTONUTRIENTS | Glucosinolates – improve anti-oxidant defence (stopping enzymes from activating cancer causing agents) and improving body’s ability to detoxify and eliminate harmful chemicals and hormones (increasing the activity of enzymes that disable and eliminate carcinogens) |
| PLANT FAMILY | Brasilica, Cruciferous. Related to: Arugula, Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Collards, Mustard, Kale, Radishes, Rutabaga, Turnips, Watercress |
| DANGERS | Goitrogens (Thyroid hormones); Oxalates (Calcium binding and Kidney stones)) |
| RDA | Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | % RDA | ||
| Nutrient | Unit | per 100g | ||
| Water | g | 93 | ||
| Energy | kcal | 23 | ||
| Protein | g | 1.84 | ||
| Total lipid (fat) | g | 0.45 | ||
| Carbohydrate, by difference | g | 4.11 | ||
| Fiber, total dietary | g | 2.3 | ||
| Sugars, total | g | 2.08 | ||
| Minerals | ||||
| Calcium, Ca | mg | 1000 | 16 | 1.6% |
| Iron, Fe | mg | 8 | 0.32 | 4.0% |
| Magnesium, Mg | mg | 420 | 9 | 2.1% |
| Phosphorus, P | mg | 700 | 32 | 4.6% |
| Potassium, K | mg | 470 | 142 | 30.2% |
| Sodium, Na | mg | 15 | ||
| Zinc, Zn | mg | 11 | 0.17 | 1.5% |
| Copper, Cu | mg | 0.9 | 0.018 | 2.0% |
| Manganese, Mn | mg | 2.3 | 0.132 | 5.7% |
| Selenium, Se | µg | 55 | 0.6 | 1.1% |
| Vitamins | ||||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 90 | 44.3 | 49.2% |
| Thiamin | mg | 1.2 | 0.042 | 3.5% |
| Riboflavin | mg | 1.3 | 0.052 | 4.0% |
| Niacin | mg | 16 | 0.41 | 2.6% |
| Pantothenic acid | mg | 5 | 0.508 | 10.2% |
| Vitamin B-6 | mg | 1.7 | 0.173 | 10.2% |
| Folate, total | µg | 400 | 44 | 11.0% |
| Choline, total | mg | 39.1 | ||
| Betaine | mg | 0.1 | ||
| Vitamin B-12 | µg | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vitamin A, IU | IU | 5000 | 12 | 0.2% |
| Vitamin E, total | mg | 15 | 0.07 | 0.5% |
| Vitamin D | IU | 600 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | µg | 120 | 13.8 | 11.5% |
The Recommended Dietary Amount (RDA) is based upon recommendations for a 40 year old very active man that I have adapted from USDA’s Dietary Intake Recommendations: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/interactiveDRI/. Using this link you can make your own calculationsNotes:
Adapted from:
Murray, M. (2005). Encyclopedia of Healing Food. New York, N.Y.: Atria Books
USDA food database: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/
Other information sources:
Online database of the World’s Healthiest Foods: http://www.whfoods.com/index.php
Online nutrient breakdown of foods: http://nutritiondata.self.com/
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