Healthier than spinach? YES" Healthier than most anything leafy in the grocery store? YES!
Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Vitamin C, Calcium, Potassium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, and Vitamin A are all higher than 10% of your RDA per 100g (3.5oz). The picture below represents nearly 2 pounds of purslane grown in a small garden in Arizona from starters in about 3 weeks time.
Purslane is one of the more interesting web searches. I never knew it was so nutritious; I knew it was edible and could be foraged; but I did not know purslane could be grown so productively in the challenging Arizona desert gardens in central AZ.
Scientists and nutritionists have considered it hearty enough to study as a potential benefit to helping populations achieve healthy diets to ensure better overall bodily functions.
Comparing Purslane to Kale is a good idea; because Kale has been called a 'Superfood' for ages. A superfood is determined as a vegetable that is high in nutrients and valuable minerals.
For Vegetarians, there are few sources as rich as Purslane for Omega 3 Fatty Acids.
omega-3 fatty acids, alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and glutathione determined in leaves of purslane (Portulaca oleracea), grown in both a controlled growth chamber and in the wild, were compared in composition to spinach. Leaves from both samples of purslane contained higher amounts of alpha-linolenic acid (18:3w3) than did leaves of spinach.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Glutathione-Content-of-Purslane-and-Spinach-Leaves_tbl4_21800385
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