Burdock root Nutrition facts
Burdock root
Burdock root is an underground tuber of the greater burdock plant that found its use as a vegetable and medicinal herb. The plant burdock is a short biennial which believed to be native to Northern Europe and Siberia. In Japan, popular as gobo, it is being cultivated on a larger scale as a major root herb since earlier times. In the botany, however, burdock viewed as a wild, easy-growing, hardy plant existing in almost all parts of the planet.
Botanically, burdock belongs to the family of Asteraceae; in the genus of Arctium, and known scientifically as Arctium lappa.
Greater burdock plant grows about a meter in height. Its broad, heart-shaped, coarse leaves feature deep-green on the top and light green on the underside similar to that of in rhubarb. In the summer, its thick hairy stems of about 5 feet in length bear red-purple tubular flowers, which subsequently develop into seed-heads or burrs with hooked spines. Close to its harvesting time, a deep taproot grows to a size measuring about 2-3 feet in length. It features thin, brownish root, similar in shape as that of carrot or parsnip.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 72 Kcal | 3.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 17.34 g | 13% |
| Protein | 1.53 g | 3% |
| Total Fat | 0.15 g | <1% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.3 g | 8% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 23 µg | 6% |
| Niacin | 0.300 mg | 2% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.321 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.240 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin | 0.30 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin | 0.010 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 3 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.38 mg | 2.5% |
| Vitamin K | 1.6 µg | 1% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 5 mg | <1% |
| Potassium | 308 mg | 6.5% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 41 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.80 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 38 mg | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.232 mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 51 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 0.7 mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.33 mg | 3% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-α | 0 µg | -- |
| Carotene-ß | 0 µg | -- |
| Crypto-xanthin-ß | 0 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 0 µg | -- |