Vegetables Leafy Greens & Salads Phytochemical data available 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 13-315
✦ Vitamin A ✦ Vitamin C source ✦ Folate ✦ Source of fibre

Patra leaves, also known as colocasia or taro leaves, are a large green leaf used in South Asian cooking. They provide vitamin A, vitamin C, folate and fibre, with calcium and iron.

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Preparation note

Never eat raw; the leaves contain calcium oxalate crystals that irritate the mouth and throat, and must be cooked thoroughly before eating.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

165
kJ
Energy
4.00
g
Protein
2.60
g
Carbs
1.50
g
Fat
2.20
g
Sugars
0.30
g
Saturates
0.00
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 680 mg 34%
Vitamin A (RAE) 533 µg 76%
Calcium 160 mg 20%
Vitamin C 140 mg 175%
Phosphorus 64.0 mg 9%
Chloride 60.0 mg 8%
Magnesium 39.0 mg 10%
Folate 39.0 µg 20%
Manganese 1.80 mg 90%
Iron 1.50 mg 11%
Zinc 0.900 mg 9%
Niacin (B3) 0.600 mg 4%
Copper 0.320 mg 32%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.300 mg 21%
Thiamin (B1) 0.130 mg 12%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.700 g
Monounsaturated fat 0.100 g
Cholesterol 0.000 mg
Beta-carotene 6,400 µg
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. Phytochemical data: USDA Flavonoid Database Release 3.3 (2018) and published analytical literature as indicated on each compound. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.