Borage Nutrition facts
Borage
Borage, also known as the bee plant, is one of the chosen culinary herbs employed by grandmothers to prepare famous green sauce, garnish salads, or to pamper children with candied flowers! This ancient garden herb exudes a characteristic 'cucumber-like' aroma to the recipes. For the same reasons, it is one of the most sought-after herbs in Mediterranean households even today.
Botanically, it belongs to the family of Boraginaceae, of the genus, Borago and has the scientific name: Borago officinalis. The herb is also known as starflower since it bears five-petaled, deep-blue, beautiful star-shaped flowers in clusters. Some of the other common names include bee bread, Burrage, common-bugloss, etc.
Borage is an annual hollow stemmed plant with bristly hairs on its surface. It reaches about 75-90 cm in height and grows plentiful all over the wild highlands of Eastern Europe and Asia Minor regions.
The plant features broad oval-shaped, dark green fuzzy leaves. In general, its leaves are gathered early, soon after the appearance of flower buds but before the opening of the flowers.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 21 Kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 3.06 g | 2.35% |
| Protein | 1.80 g | 3% |
| Total Fat | 0.70 g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 13 µg | 3% |
| Niacin | 0.900 mg | 25.5% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.041 mg | 1% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.084 mg | 6.5% |
| Riboflavin | 0.150 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin | 0.060 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 4200 IU | 140% |
| Vitamin C | 35 mg | 60% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 80 mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 470 mg | 10% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 93 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.130 mg | 15% |
| Iron | 3.30 mg | 41% |
| Magnesium | 52 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.349 mg | 15% |
| Zinc | 0.20 mg | 2% |