Re: Vitamin A & B Vegetables

[Guest guest]

Anne wrote:

" I am trying to find out which Vegetables contain Vitamin B. All I

know thus far is green vegetables are vitamin A and yellow vegetables

are vitamin B, but what about tomatoes, radishes, and beets. Also,

are yams/sweet potatoes a vegetable A or B or a starch??? "

Greetings,

I consulted Prescription For Dietary Wellness by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, and

see that a great many vegetables contain some form of Vitamin B. (Broccoli,

for example contains B6, B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B1 (thiamine), and,

of course, many other things.) A great many vegetables also contain A and C.

This book gives a detailed description of vitamins, minerals, and other

nutrients for each vegetable - as well as info on all food groups.

According to Balch, Beets contain " calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus,

potassium, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B1

(thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), pantothenic acid,

vitamin B6 (folate), and small amounts of lipids and amino

acids...Phytochemicals include beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin.) (P.

88.)

Radishes also have many good things to offer - like so many veggies the list

of good things is lengthy. B vitamins in radishes include: B1 (thiamine),

B6, B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin.) (P. 81)

Tomatoes, apparently contain many vital nutrients (Balch provides a long

list again), including the following B vitamins: B6, B1 (thiamine), B2

(riboflavin), B3 (niacin). (p. 97.)

Sweet potatoes are among the most nutritious of the vegetables. They do

provide fiber, all of the B vitamins that are mentioned above, and many

other good things.

Hope this helps. It was fun for me to discover this info.

Regards,

Holly

[Guest guest]

For way more info than you asked for:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

That's the USDA's nutrient data laboratory. Lots of info on lots of

food.

Hope that helps.

Skip

On 10 Aug 2004 at 15:39, Anne wrote:

> I am trying to find out which Vegetables contain Vitamin B. All I

> know thus far is green vegetables are vitamin A and yellow vegetables

> are vitamin B, but what about tomatoes, radishes, and beets. Also,

> are yams/sweet potatoes a vegetable A or B or a starch???