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Hibiscus seems to be one of the commonly fed plants by tort keepers but I was wondering if anyone knows the nutritational breakdown of this favorite ?
 

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Rose of sharon and hardy hibiscus are the ones I grow. Also for our southern members the tropical.
 

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found this on google too just now.

"Nutritional Components

According to Purdue University, 100 g of dried hibiscus fruit contains: 49 calories; 1.9 g protein; 0.1 g fat; 12.3 g total carbohydrate (2.3 g fiber); 1.72 mg calcium; 57 mg iron; 300 mg beta-carotene; 14 mg ascorbic acid (vitamin C); and two anthocyanins, gossipetin and hibiscin."


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/288574-hibiscus-tea-nutritional-information/#ixzz27umc3v5Z[hr]
Maybe I should start eating them LOL.
 
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