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[edit] Nutritional value added

Hello friends,

I to include at least some information on the nutritional value of kale, although it would be great if someone with a greater nutritional knowledge than I have would expand this information. There seems to be plenty of stuff on the Web. Thanx... --Gunnermanz 07:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Curly kale

Merged content of Curly kale into this article. The article remains messy and so I will try to re-write. Dave 09:14, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Re-written Dave 10:09, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sorry couldn't find any better place to put this information. I like to make comment, in Dutch kale is called Boerenkool, like I submitted, but I looked a little further when I saw the other englisch name for Kale was Borecole, witch is very simmilar for the Dutch word Boerenkool, and this site http://www.answers.com/topic/borecole says that the etymology of the word borecole is the Dutch word Boerenkool, so this could be good information, especially Boerenkool being one of the few tradionally Dutch disches. On the Englisch wikipedia there is more information about the North German use of Boerenkool but I can say for sure that if you ask a person in the Netherland what is the most Dutch dish nine out of ten people say Boerenkool. So hope someone has any intressed in this so important subject.

[edit] Images

MPF,

With all due respect to Quadell (and Grimmway Farms), and certainly not implying that I could do better, Image:Lacinato Kale and Collard Greens.jpg is both unattractive and unclear. Using it for collard greens is sort of marginal, but it gives almost no idea of the appearance of kale at all. Until an alternative is available, wouldn't it be better to keep Image:Flowering-kale.jpg at the top?

Humbly, Pekinensis 21:45, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

No offense taken. I admit, it isn't very good. But then again, it's nice to have decorative kale in the decorative kale section. I hope to take a better photo of kale in the next week or so, and I'll replace the old one. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 22:52, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Collard greens

I thought people interested kale might be interested in the question of what to name the article currently known as Collard greens.

There are really two questions. One is a complicated one about what is collard greens, what is kale, and what is spring greens, and whether they should have separate articles or be merged.

The second is, assuming there is a separate article, whether it should be called Collard, Collards, or Collard greens.

Your thoughts are welcome.

Pekinensis 19:35, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] For rabbits?

Kale is prescribed by Vets following spaying or neutering of rabbits. Kale is high in vitamins, calcium, and anti-oxidants. Giving your pet rabbits kale on a regular basis will help to keep them healthy. Most rabbits should love this treat.

Ignoring the fact that this sounds like an advertisement, I remember reaing just yesterday on rabbit.org that kale should only be given to rabbits sparingly as it, along with spinach, is "high in either oxalates or goitrogens and may be toxic in accumulated quantities over a period of time." I don't know about other people, but I wouldn't give something to my rabbits on a regular basis when it's supposed to be toxic over a period of time. More information on this would be appreciated, either explaining why rabbit.org's statement isn't true, or changing the article so people don't overdose their bunnies. 71.217.100.65 20:48, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

It isn't sourced, so don't just discuss it, remove it. It can always be put back once someone comes up with some proof of the unsourced claim. wikipediatrix 22:14, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
To be honest the oxalic acid angle seems to be harder to source.WolfKeeper 22:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Misinformation?

"Kale is the result of man's artificial selection for enlargement of leaves in the wild mustard plant." - Can someone explain what this means please? This does not agree with the "Origins" section and given it is off by itself, I think someone must have just randomly added it. 74.12.72.77 12:11, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

It's a brassica which if you read the page it is a class of plants that are referred to as mustards. So it's probably true- most foods we eat are artificially selected for extra size or other properties, that's an inevitable consequence of growing crops- you always try to grow from the best stock, and that gives a large selective pressure on its genome.WolfKeeper 18:37, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Can we get rid of the weaseley words, please?TheMadChild (talk) 04:39, 15 March 2008 (UTC)