Mint Leaves - Pudina
Mint leaves are a herb that can be added to water, tea, salads and stir-fries for a refreshing burst of flavor. They are low in calories and high in many vitamins and minerals. The oil extracted from mint leaves also has many medicinal healing properties.
Just 100 g of fresh peppermint leaves contains 70 calories, 0.94 g of fat and 8 g of dietary fiber. Mint is high in vitamins, with 28 percent of the recommended daily allowance for folate, 141 percent vitamin A, and 53 percent vitamin C. It is also high in minerals, with 24 percent of the recommended daily allowance for calcium, 36 percent copper, 63.5 percent iron, 20 percent magnesium, 51 percent manganese and 10 percent zinc.
Courtesy: Dastak Blog
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