This is an extraordinary amount of EPA for a land-based vegetable source. EPA is an Omega-3 fatty acid found mostly in fish, some algae, and flax seeds.//
It also contains vitamins (mainly vitamin A, vitamin C, and some vitamin B and carotenoids), as well as dietary minerals, such as magnesium, calcium, potassium, and iron.//
Also present are two types of betalain alkaloid pigments, the reddish betacyanins (visible in the coloration of the stems) and the yellow betaxanthins (noticeable in the flowers and in the slight yellowish cast of the leaves).//
Both of these pigment types are potent antioxidants and have been found to have antimutagenic properties in laboratory studies
Purslane มีมากขึ้นกรดไขมันโอเมก้า 3 (กรดอัลฟาไลโนเลนิโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง) มากกว่าพืชผักใบอื่น ๆ . วิจัยเผยแพร่ โดย Artemis P. Simopoulos ระบุว่า Purslane มี 0.01 mg/g ของกรด eicosapentaenoic (EPA)