Rhubarb

Rhubarb

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WARNING
Never eat rhubarb leaves, cooked or raw. Eating the leaves can be poisono= us because they contain oxalate. This toxin, plus another unknown toxin also found in the leaves, has been reported to cause poisoning when large quantities of raw or cooked leaves are ingested.

Nutritional Benefits of Rhubarb

Rhubarb, raw

Refuse: 25% = (19% ends, 6% leaves)
Scientific Name: Rheum rhabarbarum
NDB No: 09307 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrie= nt	Units =	Value = per 100 grams	Number= of Data Points	Std. Error	1 cup,= diced ------- 122g	1 stal= k ------- 51g
Proxim= ates
Water	g	93.61	38	0.278	114.20	47.74
Energy	kcal	21	0	0	26	11
Energy	kj	88	0	0	107	45
Protein	g	0.90	34	0.034	1.10	0.46
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.20	1	0	0.24	0.10
Ash	g	0.76	33	0.054	0.93	0.39
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	4.54	0	0	5.54	2.32
Fiber, total dietary	g	1.8	0	0	2.2	0.9
Sugars, total	g	1.10	0	0	1.34	0.56
Minera= ls
Calcium, Ca	mg	86	9	6.096	105	44
Iron, Fe	mg	0.22	33	0.019	0.27	0.11
Magnesium, Mg	mg	12	33	0.619	15	6
Phosphorus, P	mg	14	33	1.337	17	7
Potassium, K	mg	288	17	21.449	351	147
Sodium, Na	mg	4	17	1.467	5	2
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.10	0	0	0.12	0.05
Copper, Cu	mg	0.021	32	0.002	0.026	0.011
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.196	32	0.031	0.239	0.100
Selenium, Se	mcg	1.1	0	0	1.3	0.6
Vitami= ns
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	8.0	1	0	9.8	4.1
Thiamin	mg	0.020	1	0	0.024	0.010
Riboflavin	mg	0.030	1	0	0.037	0.015
Niacin	mg	0.300	1	0	0.366	0.153
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.085	0	0	0.104	0.043
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.024	1	0	0.029	0.012
Folate, total	mcg	7	4	0.85	9	4
Folic acid	mcg	0	0	0	0	0
Folate, food	mcg	7	4	0.85	9	4
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	7	0	0	9	4
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00	0	0	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00	0	0	0.00	0.00
Vitamin A, IU	IU	102	1	0	124	52
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	5	1	0	6	3
Retinol	mcg	0	0	0	0	0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.38	0	0	0.46	0.19
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0	0	0.00	0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	41.0	0	0	50.0	20.9
Lipids=
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.053	0	0	0.065	0.027
4:0	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
6:0	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
8:0	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
10:0	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
12:0	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
14:0	g	0.001	0	0	0.001	0.001
16:0	g	0.046	0	0	0.056	0.023
18:0	g	0.004	0	0	0.005	0.002
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.039	0	0	0.048	0.020
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.001	0	0	0.001	0.001
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.037	0	0	0.045	0.019
20:1	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.099	0	0	0.121	0.050
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.099	0	0	0.121	0.050
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
18:4	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
20:5 n-3	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
22:5 n-3	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
22:6 n-3	g	0.000	0	0	0.000	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0	0	0
Other<= /b>
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0	0	0
Theobromine	mg	0	0	0	0	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	61	1	0	74	31
Carotene, alpha	mcg	0	1	0	0	0
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0	1	0	0	0
Lycopene	mcg	0	1	0	0	0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	170	1	0	207	87

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18 (2005)

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