Table 2 Dietary reference intakes (DRIs) (recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) and daily values (DVs)) of macronutrients for most individuals and average concentrations of macronutrients (n = 4) in L. alatipes (LA), O. tenax (OT) L. peduncularis (LP) and U. dioica (UD) leaves (uncooked/cooked).

From: Nutritional value, antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of nettles (Laportea alatipes and Obetia tenax)

 

Average concentration in uncooked/cooked leaves (g per 60 g, dry mass)

DRIa

LA

OT

LPb

UDb

RDA (g per day)

DVc (g)

Carbohydrates

35.1/35.7

30.2/38.4

12.9/27.7

32.0/36.9

130

300

Proteins

3.22/2.94

3.20/3.11

0.82/1.07

0.89/1.10

34–56

50

Vitamin Ad

9.9 × 10−2/9.4 × 10−4

1.1 × 10−2/1.0 × 10−2

—

—

0.6 × 10−3–0.9 × 10−3

0.7 × 10−3–0.9 × 10−3

Vitamin C

0.023/0.022

0.023/0.023

0.011/0.010

0.013/0.010

0.045–0.075

0.06

Vitamin E

0.059/0.023

0.067/0.021

0.011/0.014

0.016/0.015

0.011–0.015

0.020

  1. aIndicates dietary reference intakes14.
  2. bResults of previous study10.
  3. cIndicates daily values20.
  4. dVitamin A as retinol; 1 µg β-carotene = 0.167 µg retinol.
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