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This modest condiment is extraordinarily rich in valuable elements. It contains, per 100 g, 200 mg of vitamin C (While the lemon, reputed to be very rich, contains 100 mg of provitamin A (the carrot contains 2 to 14 mg), 240 mg of calcium, 19.2 mg iron.
He has been known and appreciated since ancient times: Galen, Averoes and Constantine the African already knew the diuretic virtue of parsley and prescribed it in the ailments of the bladder and kidneys. But with modern techniques, we have noticed its exceptional richness in minerals, calcium, magnesium, iron, sulphur, phosphorus, manganese and other trace elements, vitamins A and especially C. Professor Binet considers it to be a first-order safety food. 20 g of parsil is sufficient for the daily ration of vitamin C. It is clear that it must be consumed very fresh to contain and keep this vitamin C, which is very fragile. So, its place is in your garden or in a pot on your balcony
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