vegetable
Dasheen
Dasheen is a vegetable. It is plant-derived, so it rules out no diet on its own.
Also known asTaro leavesCallaloo bush · Trinidad and Tobago
Leaves, fresh, raw · per 100 g
| Nutrient | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 42 kcal |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.7 g |
| of which sugars | 3 g |
| Fibre | 3.7 g |
| Fat | 0.7 g |
| of which saturates | 0.2 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.1 g |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
| Potassium | 648 mg |
| Calcium | 107 mg |
| Iron | 2.3 mg |
| Magnesium | 45 mg |
| Phosphorus | 60 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
| Copper | 0.3 mg |
| Manganese | 0.7 mg |
| Selenium | 0.9 µg |
| Vitamin A | 241 µg |
| Vitamin C | 52 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 2 mg |
| Vitamin K | 109 µg |
| Thiamin | 0.2 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.5 mg |
| Niacin | 1.5 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg |
| Folate | 126 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Choline | 12.8 mg |
USDA FDC SR Legacy record 168487. USDA carries no separate record for dasheen; this is its record for raw taro leaves, the same plant, Colocasia esculenta, that Trinidadian cooks call dasheen bush. Density measured.