Waterblommetjies, or Little Water Flowers, are a popular local edible flower native to the Western Cape. Waterblommetjies contain 267mg of Manganese per 100g, compared Broccoli (another edible flower in the Inflorescences family) which contains 0.21mg. They also contain Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) which Broccoli doesn't.
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