“…The presence of valuable biologically important compounds such as proteins, vitamins, phenolic components, macro and microelements, tannins, fl avonoids, sterols, fatty acids, carotenoids and chlorophylls [GuilGuerrero, Rebolloso-Fuentes, & Torija-Isasa, 2003] [Nica, et al, 2012] [ Vega-Maray, Fernández-González, & Valencia-Barrera, 2006] [Grevsen, & Fretté, 2008] [Pinelli, Ieri, & Vignolini, 2008] [ Kopyt'ko, Lapinskaya, & Sokol'skaya, 2012] [Kukrić, et al, 2012], contributes to the utilization of stinging nettle in different ways. The high nutritive values caused stinging nettle leaves to be included in the human consumption, as a tonic for strengthening the body, in the preparation of soups and various dishes and as a natural source of food fl avouring [Wetherilt, 2003] [Council of Europe, 2008].…”