Re: Thank you very much T.B I appreciate it. n/p

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Posted by Terry on March 13, 2002 at 20:21:51:

In Reply to: Re: As with any food... posted by T.B on March 13, 2002 at 19:33:36:

: : And why are collards usually recommended over kale?

: Terry, I have been asking that same question for a couple years. Someone on another forum forwarded my question to Dr. Fredric Frye. Here is his answer.

: T.B

: Quoted e-mail message to Dr Frye along with his reply.

: > "Someone posed this question recently, "I'm wondering why some people

: say
: Kale should be in the occasional category since Kale and Collards are
: the
: same species of plant? Kale has a favourable Cal:phos ratio and a very
: low
: oxalate level. Collards do have a higher Cal:phos ratio then kale but
: the
: oxalate level in collards is extremely" high *relative* to kale. Both
: are
: goitrogens, so why is collard acceptable as a staple while kale is
: relegated to "occasional"?

: "An excellent question! I have recommended both for
: herbivorous/folivorous lizards. Helen Benton (Columbus,
: Ohio, who has about 70 iguanas and other assorted beasties)
: has been feeding both with excellent results and no
: nutrition-related disorders whatsoever".

: " Depending upon their availability at your greengrocer, I
: see no rationale for selecting one over the other. By the
: way, the oxylate content of collards is still, in my opinion,
: hardly worth a concern; ditto for the small amount of thio-
: cyanate level in both as compared to white head cabbage."

: Cheers,

: Fredric

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: : : And why are collards usually recommended over kale? : : Terry, I have been asking that same question for a couple years. Someone on another forum forwarded my question to Dr. Fredric Frye. Here is his answer. : : T.B : : Quoted e-mail message to Dr Frye along with his reply. : : : > "Someone posed this question recently, "I'm wondering why some people : : say : : Kale should be in the occasional category since Kale and Collards are : : the : : same species of plant? Kale has a favourable Cal:phos ratio and a very : : low : : oxalate level. Collards do have a higher Cal:phos ratio then kale but : : the : : oxalate level in collards is extremely" high *relative* to kale. Both : : are : : goitrogens, so why is collard acceptable as a staple while kale is : : relegated to "occasional"? : : "An excellent question! I have recommended both for : : herbivorous/folivorous lizards. Helen Benton (Columbus, : : Ohio, who has about 70 iguanas and other assorted beasties) : : has been feeding both with excellent results and no : : nutrition-related disorders whatsoever". : : " Depending upon their availability at your greengrocer, I : : see no rationale for selecting one over the other. By the : : way, the oxylate content of collards is still, in my opinion, : : hardly worth a concern; ditto for the small amount of thio- : : cyanate level in both as compared to white head cabbage." : : Cheers, : : Fredric : : : : :

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