Herb
Borage
Borage is a bristly herb with cucumber-flavoured leaves and vivid blue star flowers. Flowers ice drinks, garnish salads, and crystallise for desserts; young leaves season soups and cold sauces. Mature leaves are coarse and usually chopped finely or cooked. Borage is a classic companion in European cottage gardens and Pimm's-style cups.
Also known as: Borretsch, Bourrache, Borragine
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.8 g
- Saturated Fat 0.22 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 25.3 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.48 g
- Dietary Fibre 4.09 g
- Total Sugars 0.95 g
- Complex / starch 1.02 g
- Protein 3.2 g
- Water 79.4 g
- Energy 40.4 kcal
- Water 79.4 g
- Carbohydrates 6.48 g
- Sugars 0.95 g
- Monosaccharides 0.66 g
- Disaccharides 0.29 g
- Starch 1.02 g
- Amylose 0.26 g
- Amylopectin 0.77 g
- Digestible Starch 0.87 g
- Resistant Starch 0.1 g
- Fibre 4.09 g
- Soluble Fibre 1.43 g
- Insoluble Fibre 2.66 g
- Protein 3.2 g
- Plant Protein 3.04 g
- Fat 0.8 g
- Saturated Fat 0.22 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
- Vitamins 447 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.88 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 67.5 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.65 mg
- Vitamin K 353 µg
- Minerals 315 mg
- Major Minerals 309 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.1 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.88 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.35 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 67.5 · vitamin-e: 1.65 · vitamin-k: 352.5 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 25.26 · Potassium: 232 · Calcium: 52 · Iron: 0.7 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fresh herbs are aromatic leaves—modest macros, concentrated micronutrients and polyphenols per gram dry.
History
Borage was known in the Mediterranean as a cooling culinary and medicinal plant.
English gardens grew borage for claret cups, salads, and traditional cordials.
Borage flowers became a standard garnish for summer drinks across northern Europe.
Borage remained a cottage-garden herb while commercial salad mixes rarely included it.