Li Chin-fung, a Professor at the Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology at National Taiwan University, tells us the content of water in the lily is over ninety percent. It includes calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium as well as Vitamin C: this is one nutritious veggie.
再從現代營養學的觀點來看，台大食品科技研究所教授李錦楓表示，金針的含水量達百分之九十以上，且富含鈣、鎂、磷、鉀等礦物質及維生素 C，倒是一種營養豐富的蔬菜。