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kale

Brassica oleracea

A dark, bitter brassica leaf, the smoothie's vitamin and antioxidant load.

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kale

CHEMISTRY

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The characteristic compounds documented in this ingredient, plus any the library traces to it in a recipe. Not an exhaustive phytochemistry.

C₆H₁₁NOS₂
sulforaphane
C₆H₁₁NOS₂

the crucifer's defence

C₄₀H₅₆
β-carotene
C₄₀H₅₆

provitamin A pigment