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From:	Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD, LN (novick.vegsource.com)
Subject:	Re: Nutritional Details for Rarer Plant Foods
Date:	August 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm PST

In Reply to: Nutritional Details for Rarer Plant Foods posted by Tim on August 21, 2008 at 2:21 pm:

Hi Tim

I do not have any resource for rare and exotic plants. You can check www.pubmed.com as to see if there is any recent research that might have what you are looking for. Sometimes there are studies that look at nutrient content of newer foods.

However, in regard to general food recommendations, I am not sure it is necessary as there is most likely little difference between the many varieties of a food. So, my recommendation would not be to focus on a rare variety of a food, but to focus your overall diet on a variety of healthy foods. Sweet potatoes are excellent regardless of which specific variety you happen to choose.

In Health
Jeff

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