What's the difference between purslane and pusley?

Purslane


Definition:

  • (n.) An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling.

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  • (1) Some kinds of vegetables showed high to very high nitrate contents, for example, purslane, red beets, spinach and lettuce.
  • (2) One hundred grams of fresh purslane leaves (one serving) contain about 300-400 mg of 18:3w3; 12.2 mg of alpha-tocopherol; 26.6 mg of ascorbic acid; 1.9 mg of beta-carotene; and 14.8 mg of glutathione.
  • (3) Leaves from both samples of purslane contained higher amounts of alpha-linolenic acid (18:3w3) than did leaves of spinach.
  • (4) Chamber-grown purslane contained the highest amount of 18:3w3.
  • (5) Chamber-grown purslane was richer in all three and the amount of alpha-tocopherol was seven times higher than that found in spinach, whereas spinach was slightly higher in beta-carotene.
  • (6) Samples from the two kinds of purslane contained higher leaves of alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid and glutathione than did spinach.
  • (7) omega-3 fatty acids, alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and glutathione determined in leaves of purslane (Portulaca oleracea), grown in both a controlled growth chamber and in the wild, were compared in composition to spinach.
  • (8) We confirm that purslane is a nutritious food rich in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants.

Pusley


Definition:

  • (n.) Purslane.

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