Nutrition

BLCK: THE NUTRITIONAL STORY

The family of vegetables BLCK belongs to all contain beneficial phytochemicals called 'glucosinolates' as well a wide range of vitamins and minerals.

However, Baby Leaf Curly Kale is one of nature's little secrets. Cooked Baby Leaf Curly Kale provides more calcium per 100g than milk, yogurt, cooked broccoli or cooked spinach. 100g of BLCK provides over 50% of your RDA of vitamin C and has 7 times more vitamin A than cooked broccoli.

One portion of cooked BLCK (80g) is just 4 heaped tablespoons and counts towards one of your five daily portions of fruit and vegetables.

With its high nutrient and phytochemical content (it contains lutein, glucosinolates, flavonoids and beta-carotene) Baby Leaf Curly Kale is a great all rounder for the whole body.

	Nutrient/100g, cooked produce**	%RDA	Nutrient/80g, cooked produce- One Portion	%RDA
Vitamin A	562µg	70%	450µg	56%
Vitamin C	33mg	55%	26mg	43%
Calcium	240mg	30%	192mg	24%
Folic acid	27µg	14%	22µg	11%
Calories	26	*	21	*
Fat	0.4g	*	0.3g	*
Fibre AOAC	3.2g	*	2.6g	*
Beta-carotene	3371µg	*	2697µg	*
Vitamin K	78.6µg	*	62.3µg	*

* No EC RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance)
** Data analysis commissioned by Vitacress from an independent laboratory