Leaf mustard
| Brassica juncea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Brassica |
| Species: | B. juncea |
| Binomial name | |
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Brassica juncea (L.) Vassiliĭ Matveievitch Czernajew (1796–1871) |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 110 kJ (26 kcal) |
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4.51 g
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| Sugars | 1.41 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2 g |
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0.47 g
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2.56 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A equiv. |
(77%)
618 μg
(69%)
7400 μg10400 μg
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| Thiamine (B1) |
(4%)
0.041 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(5%)
0.063 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(3%)
0.433 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(2%)
0.12 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(8%)
0.098 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(2%)
9 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(30%)
25.3 mg |
| Vitamin E |
(12%)
1.78 mg |
| Vitamin K |
(564%)
592.7 μg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(12%)
118 mg |
| Iron |
(7%)
0.87 mg |
| Magnesium |
(4%)
13 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(6%)
42 mg |
| Potassium |
(3%)
162 mg |
| Sodium |
(1%)
9 mg |
| Zinc |
(2%)
0.22 mg |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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Brassica juncea, mustard greens, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, Jie Cai (in Mandarin) or Kai Choi (in Cantonese), or leaf mustard is a species of mustard plant.
Subvarieties include southern giant curled mustard, which resembles a headless cabbage such as kale, but with a distinct horseradish-mustard flavor. It is also known as green mustard cabbage.
The leaves, seeds, and stems of this mustard variety are edible. The plant appears in some form in African, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and African-American (soul food) cuisine. Cultivars of B. juncea are grown as greens, and for the production of oilseed. In Russia, this is the main variety grown for production of mustard oil. It is widely used in canning, baking and margarine production in Russia, and the majority of table mustard there is also made from this species of mustard plant.
Because it may contain erucic acid, a potential toxin, mustard oil is restricted from import as a vegetable oil into the United States.Essential oil of mustard, however, is accepted as GRAS.
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