Market Farming

[<Bob AT akasha.net>]

From: Liz Pike [mailto:liz AT laughingbrookfarm.com]

But you
do have to be careful selling them as they can "disrupt" insulin for
diabetics--don't have all the research.


This plant is very GOOD for diabetics. For type 2 especially as the glycimic
index is very low on the artichoke but still has a pleasant sweet nutty
flavor similar to a water chestnut used in Chinese cooking. A diabetic could
eat a quart of this and not have a spike in the blood sugar. Like blue
berries you can eat a quart of them and feel like a pig but there are not
that many calories from the carbohydrate that are readily available hence,
you get all of the anti-oxidant properties with no down side. You can also
use the site below to print out foods content on labels to show % of daily
requirement.

http://recipe.dieteducation.com/
DESCRIPTION       UNITS          100g 1 cup slices
Protein           g 2.00         3.00
Total lipid (fat) g 0.01         0.01
Carbohydrate      g 17.44        26.16
Ash g 2.54  3.81
Energy            kcal 76        114.00
Water             g 78.01        117.02
Energy            kj 318         477.00
Fiber, total dietary g 1.6  2.40
Calcium, Ca mg 14  21.00
Iron, Fe mg 3.40  5.10
Magnesium, Mg mg 17  25.50
Phosphorus, P mg 78  117.00
Potassium, K mg 429  643.50
Sodium, Na mg 4  6.00
Zinc, Zn mg 0.12  0.18
Copper, Cu mg 0.140  0.21
Manganese, Mn mg 0.060  0.09
Selenium, Se mcg 0.7  1.05
Vitamin A, IU IU 20  30.00
Vitamin A, RE mcg_RE 2  3.00
Vitamin E mg_ATE 0.190  0.28
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 4.0  6.00
Thiamin mg 0.200  0.30
Riboflavin mg 0.060  0.09
Niacin mg 1.300  1.95
Pantothenic acid mg 0.397  0.60
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.077  0.12
Folate, total mcg 13  19.50
Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.00  0.00
Folic acid mcg 0  0.00
Folate, food mcg 13  19.50
Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 13  19.50
Cholesterol mg 0  0.00
Fatty acids, total saturated g 0.000  0.00
butanoic (4:0) g 0.000  0.00
hexanoic (6:0) g 0.000  0.00
octanoic (8:0) g 0.000  0.00
decanoic (10:0) g 0.000  0.00
dodecanoic (12:0) g 0.000  0.00
tetradecanoic (14:0) g 0.000  0.00
hexadecanoic (16:0) g 0.000  0.00
octadecanoic (18:0) g 0.000  0.00
octadecenoic (18:1) undifferentiated g 0.004  0.01
octadecadienoic (18:2) undifferentiated g 0.001  0.00
octadecatrienoic (18:3) undifferentiated g 0.000  0.00
eicosatetraenoic (20:4) undifferentiated g 0.000  0.00
docosahexaenoic (22:6 n-3) g 0.000  0.00
hexadecenoic (16:1) undifferentiated g 0.000  0.00
octadecatetraenoic (18:4) g 0.000  0.00
eicosenoic (20:1) g 0.000  0.00
eicosapentaenoic (20:5 n-3) g 0.000  0.00
docosenoic (22:1) undifferentiated g 0.000  0.00
docosadienoic (22:5 n-3) g 0.000  0.00
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 0.004  0.01
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.001  0.00