It has more vitamin C than an orange. One cup of chopped kale has 134 percent of your recommended daily intake of vitamin C, while a medium orange fruit has 113 percent of the daily C requirement. That's particularly noteworthy because a cup of kale weighs just 67 grams, while a medium orange weighs 131 grams. In other words? Gram for gram, kale has more than twice the vitamin C as an orange.
It might be the queen of vitamin A. Kale has 133 percent of a person's daily vitamin A requirement—more than any other leafy green.
Kale even beats milk in the calcium department. It's worth noting that kale has 150mg of calcium per 100 grams, while milk has 125mg.
Trader Joe's has a great product on the shelves - Bagged power greens. I either add these to my organic romaine or use the whole bag for my my salads!
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