Botanical Name: Anethum graveolens
Mr. McGregor's Farm Fresh Potted Dill
Common Name: Dill
Description: Dill has thin feathery “leaves” and can grow to three feet tall. It is used in sauces, flavoring in cakes and pastries and pickling. It complements salmon, trout, shrimp, cottage and cream cheese, cauliflower, casseroles and rye bread. Dill is popular in Scandinavia, the Baltic regions and central Asia as well as Germany, India, Thailand, Vietnam and Iran. Dill is best known in the USA for flavoring pickled cucumbers.
Interesting Facts:
- In traditional medicine dill is believed to relieve digestive upset.
- The English use dill to flavor sauerkraut.
- Dill vinegar is a refreshing additive to cucumber salads.
The following chart provides the nutritional values for 1 cup (8.9 grams) of raw dill as per the the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22 (2009):
| Calories | 4 |
|---|---|
| Protein | .31 g |
| Carbohydrates | .62 g |
| Fiber | .2 g |
| Potassium | 66 mg |
| Calcium | 19 mg |
| Vitamin C | 7.6 mg |
| Phosphorus | 6 mg |
| Magnesium | 5 mg |
| Iron | .59 mg |
| Niacin | .140 mg |
