Produce Name: Artichoke

Availability: All Round the Year

Artichokes are large flower buds have a tightly packed cluster of tough, pointed, prickly leaves that conceal pale green inner leaves and a gray-green base, which together make up the heart. Only the fleshy base of the leaves and the meaty base are eaten; the rest of the leaves and the fuzzy choke inside the heart are discarded.

Nutritional Facts

Excellent source of: Vitamin C (15mg), and Folate (87mcg), good source of: Magnesium (76.8mg), and Potassium (474mg).