What is an equivalent vegetable to kale?

[warrior queen]

Where I live, we don't get kale.
I have googled, but can't find what the equivalent vege might be.
Anyone know?
And don't say spinach or silverbeet, because apparently neither has the nutritional value.

 

[Peregrinator]

Beet greens.

 

[KRCummings]

Took me all of the first two paragraphs on Wiki.

 

[warrior queen]

Beet greens.

Can't get those either.
What else?

 

[warrior queen]

Took me all of the first two paragraphs on Wiki.

I'm on my tablet. Searching is a bitch.
What did it say?

 

[Lorilei]

It's a green. What kind of recipe are you looking at?

 

[pinkstarfish]

a different dark leafy green.

 

[KRCummings]

I'm on my tablet. Searching is a bitch.
What did it say?

Kale or borecole is a form of cabbage (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group), green or purple, in which the central leaves do not form a head. It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms. The species Brassica oleracea contains a wide array of vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, and brussels sprouts. The cultivar group Acephala also includes spring greens and collard greens, which are extremely similar genetically.

Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin, and reasonably rich in calcium. Kale, as with broccoli and other brassicas, contains sulforaphane (particularly when chopped or minced), a chemical with potent anti-cancer properties.[1] Boiling decreases the level of sulforaphane; however, steaming, microwaving, or stir frying do not result in significant loss.[2] Along with other brassica vegetables, kale is also a source of indole-3-carbinol, a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells and appears to block the growth of cancer cells.[3][4] Kale is also a good source of carotenoids.[5]


Or you could just grow it. It's as easy to grow as most greens.
Probably be easier just to buy a cabbage though.

 

[warrior queen]

It's a green. What kind of recipe are you looking at?

I'm juicing.
Kale has apparently got a whole load of micro-nutrients that other leafy greens don't have, but it doesn't tell me exactly which ones.

 

[warrior queen]

Kale or borecole is a form of cabbage (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group), green or purple, in which the central leaves do not form a head. It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms. The species Brassica oleracea contains a wide array of vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, and brussels sprouts. The cultivar group Acephala also includes spring greens and collard greens, which are extremely similar genetically.

Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin, and reasonably rich in calcium. Kale, as with broccoli and other brassicas, contains sulforaphane (particularly when chopped or minced), a chemical with potent anti-cancer properties.[1] Boiling decreases the level of sulforaphane; however, steaming, microwaving, or stir frying do not result in significant loss.[2] Along with other brassica vegetables, kale is also a source of indole-3-carbinol, a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells and appears to block the growth of cancer cells.[3][4] Kale is also a good source of carotenoids.[5]


Or you could just grow it. It's as easy to grow as most greens.
Probably be easier just to buy a cabbage though.

Ok, although I want to be sure I'm getting the same nutritional value.
I spoke to my local market gardener, who tells me we can't grow kale here in Tassie because absolutely everything eats it.
Thanx anyway

 

[Peregrinator]

Chard, collards, dandelion greens...

 

[warrior queen]

Chard, collards, dandelion greens...

See, I'm in Australia.
Either we don't call them the same, or they're just not available.
It's so damn confusing!

 

[Ishmael]

It's of the cabbage family.

Ishmael

 

[Dribble]

Perg has it right...chard

http://www.australianseed.com/index.php/cName/vegetables-kale
but this may help in some aussie names

 

[Mrs.P]

Escarole might be close.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Ok, although I want to be sure I'm getting the same nutritional value.
I spoke to my local market gardener, who tells me we can't grow kale here in Tassie because absolutely everything eats it.
Thanx anyway

You can't build a small greenhouse or similar enclosure?


I have to net the early beans to defeat the rabbits.

 

[butters]

Where I live, we don't get kale.
I have googled, but can't find what the equivalent vege might be.
Anyone know?
And don't say spinach or silverbeet, because apparently neither has the nutritional value.

jamesbjohnson...


oh, wait, that's just vegetable

he lacks the kale's inherent properties of benefit to mankind

 

[mercury14]

Swiss chard.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

jamesbjohnson...


oh, wait, that's just vegetable

he lacks the kale's inherent properties of benefit to mankind

Just throw in half a bottle of Flintstone's chewables...

 

[JohnnySavage]

Greens are part of the normal meal at the Savage Manse. Although, I prefer collard greens.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Greens are part of the normal meal at the Savage Manse. Although, I prefer collard greens.

Make mine Soylent...


It HAS to have all the essentials...

 

[butters]

Just throw in half a bottle of Flintstone's chewables...

yeah, if i wanted flabby, overcooked, past-their-sell-by greens i'd still eat at my ex mother-in-law's

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I plan to eat the flabby, overcooked, posterior-prime ex-Mum...




Chianti?

 

[butters]

I plan to eat the flabby, overcooked, posterior-prime ex-Mum...




Chianti?

yes to the chianti, but i'll pass on the cannibalism, ta muchly.

*cheers*

 

[tactful]

Cruciferous, best taken rare or medium rare, some after effects.