Ingredients & Allergens

Ladies Bedstraw

DESCRIPTION

Product: Ladies Bedstraw

Latin Name: Galium verum

Plant Family: Rubiaceae

Other Names: Lady’s Bedstraw, Our Lady's Bedstraw, Yellow Bedstraw, Maid's Hair, Petty Mugget, Frigg's Grass, Gul Snerre, Cheese Renning & Cheese Rennet.

Description: Don't be fooled by the name, Ladies Bedstraw's astringent, bitter taste can be enjoyed by everyone (not just ladies!)

SUGGESTED USE

The plant can be used as a vegetable rennet, they flowers were once used as a colouring agent in some varieties of cheese. A red dye can be obtained from the roots although it isn’t as easily to collect or get viable quantities. The stems provide a yellow dye used in the food industry.

DISCLAIMER

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