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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Rhubarb

Rhubarb
(Rhubarb) The rhubarb petioles (leaf stems) in this photo are a deep red in color, but rhubarb is often sold when it is more greenish in color.  We have not noticed much difference in the flavor, but we prefer the red because we believe it is more nutritious.  Rhubarb is bitter tasting by itself, but great when cooked with fruit.  Select rhubarb that is crisp and free of dried ends.  See the nutritional chart below for raw rhubarb.  We could not find any data for cooked rhubarb without sugar.  If the rhubarb is cooked with other ingredients of a recipe, we would suspect that most of the nutritional value would remain in the finished preparation.

Rhubarb, raw

Scientific Name: Rheum rhabarbarum

NDB No: 09307

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion 		Sample
Count 		Std.
Error 		1 cup, diced
-------
122 g
Proximates
Water
g
93.61
38
0.278
114.204
Energy
kcal
21
0
 
25.620
Energy
kj
88
0
 
107.360
Protein
g
0.90
34
0.034
1.098
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.20
1
 
0.244
Ash
g
0.76
33
0.054
0.927
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
4.54
0
 
5.539
Fiber, total dietary
g
1.8
0
 
2.196
Sugars, total
g
1.10
0
 
1.342
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
86
9
6.096
104.920
Iron, Fe
mg
0.22
33
0.019
0.268
Magnesium, Mg
mg
12
33
0.619
14.640
Phosphorus, P
mg
14
33
1.337
17.080
Potassium, K
mg
288
17
21.449
351.360
Sodium, Na
mg
4
17
1.467
4.880
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.10
0
 
0.122
Copper, Cu
mg
0.021
32
0.002
0.026
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.196
32
0.031
0.239
Selenium, Se
mcg
1.1
0
 
1.342
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
8.0
1
 
9.760
Thiamin
mg
0.020
1
 
0.024
Riboflavin
mg
0.030
1
 
0.037
Niacin
mg
0.300
1
 
0.366
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.085
0
 
0.104
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.024
1
 
0.029
Folate, total
mcg
7
4
0.850
8.540
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
 
0.000
Folate, food
mcg
7
4
0.850
8.540
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
7
0
 
8.540
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
 
0.000
Vitamin A, IU
IU
102
1
 
124.440
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
5
1
 
6.100
Retinol
mcg
0
0
 
0.000
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.38
0
 
0.464
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
41.0
0
 
50.020
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.053
0
 
0.065
4:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
14:0
g
0.001
0
 
0.001
16:0
g
0.046
0
 
0.056
18:0
g
0.004
0
 
0.005
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.039
0
 
0.048
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.001
0
 
0.001
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.037
0
 
0.045
20:1
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.099
0
 
0.121
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.099
0
 
0.121
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
18:4
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
 
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
 
0.000
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
 
0.000
Caffeine
mg
0
0
 
0.000
Theobromine
mg
0
0
 
0.000
Carotene, beta
mcg
61
1
 
74.420
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
1
 
0.000
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
1
 
0.000
Lycopene
mcg
0
1
 
0.000
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
170
1
 
207.400

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16 (July 2003)

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