Brassica napus var. pabularia
(DC.) Rchb.
Curled kitchen kale
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Description
A cold-hardy cabbage family herb with spinach-like leaves, commercially cultivated in hardiness zones 8-11.
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Edible Uses
Rapeseed is grown for the production of edible vegetable oils, animal feed, and biodiesel. Rapeseed was the third-leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and palm oil. It is the world's second-leading source of protein meal after soybean.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used in salads and cooked as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It suits hardiness zones 8-11. Plants are cold hardy.
Where It Grows
Africa, Australia, East Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, Germany, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Other Information
It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.
Notes
There are about 30 Brassica species and many cultivated varieties.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves - raw | 87 | 176 | 42 | 2.8 | 310 | 130 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Leaves | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seeds - oil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Hanover kale, Hanover-salad, Rape kale, Siberian kale
References (10)
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- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 1783
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- Mossler, Handb. Gewachsk. ed. 3, 2:1220. 1833
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)
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- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 113
