Studies have found that the intake of borage and cornflower petals helps to achieve the recommended daily dose of vitamin E

Cornflower, also known as blue cornflower, is a plant native to Europe Its flowers have no fragrance, but there is a sweet to spicy lilac flavor Borage is an annual herb, originated in some areas of the Mediterranean region, mainly used for medicinal and cooking, but the more valuable is borage seed oil Recently, researchers from Braganza Institute of technology, University of Porto and University of aviro in Portugal analyzed the phytochemistry of Borago officinalis L and Centaurea cyanus L (http:// which are two more popular edible flowers The researchers believe that eating these edible flowers every day may help provide some macronutrients, vitamins and organic acids for the human diet It was found that the intake of borage and cornflower petals was helpful to achieve the recommended daily dose of vitamin E (mainly α - tocopherol) The researchers analyzed the petals collected in the greenhouse of the Agricultural College of bragansa Institute of technology These petals were harvested at different stages of development (tight bud stage, mature bud stage and fully open stage) The researchers also analyzed the contents of dietary fiber, carbohydrate, fat, protein, fatty acid, vitamin E and carotenoid, a pigment compound that is beneficial to eye health (http:// Borage and cornflower have similar nutritional value, the main difference is that cornflower has higher energy (calories) and total dietary fiber, while borage has higher fatty acids and carotenoids Only look at the true petals without flower buds, borage has the lowest content of carotenoids.