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Pokeweed shoots: food identity and poisoning risk
Food identity, the scope of available data and the calculation that can be supported.
A calorie record does not establish safety
Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, is poisonous. Young shoots and traditional cooking do not establish a safe food. Illness can occur after eating the plant. This page provides no detoxification method or safe serving. If it has been eaten, seek medical or poison-control advice and describe the plant, quantity and timing.
Why no nutrition values are assigned
No serving of this plant has been admitted to the food calculator. Missing numbers are not zero. A nutrition table for a different plant cannot establish the identity or safety of a wild plant.
Continue with your own food
Match the edible part, preparation and nutrition basis. Use your own package or receipt when it describes the actual food. Missing values remain unknown.
Use a known label and weighed serving