Oriental guest - Chinese cabbage

Not so long ago this vegetable was not so popular. Buyers paid little attention to it because of a higher price, and not all knew about the beneficial properties of this product. Now the Chinese cabbage began to cause more and more interest. It began to grow in Ukraine and Russia, the price became more affordable, and soon it became clear that it is much more useful than a white-collared relative.

This cold-resistant culture is not only leafy and headed, but semi-baked. It is grown in Japan, Korea and China. Its head is shaped like a romaine lettuce. The lower part of it is assembled into a rosette and more juicy, the upper part consists of bright, delicate leaves. The color composition of the leaves can vary from yellow to delicate green, and the head itself reaches a length of up to half a meter.

Chinese cabbage is often referred to as salad. Her juicy, delicate leaves do indeed resemble a well-known salad in shape and form. With them they prepare sandwiches, they decorate various dishes and salads, but the most valuable in this vegetable is the juice. In large quantities, it is found in the lower part of the head, more dense and fleshy. In general, much more juice, in comparison with other varieties, contains exactly Chinese cabbage. Its use is also in a rich vitamin composition. It contains a whole group of vitamins - B, PP, K, E, A, and vitamin C is almost the same as in citrus fruits. This is a real vitamin complex, thanks to the regular consumption of which the functioning of all major systems and organs is markedly improved, as is the general condition of the body.

Dishes from this wonderful vegetable are ideal in the period of lack of vitamins, and Chinese cabbage is cooked in the same way as white cabbage. It is salted, marinated and sour, boiled and stewed. Koreans prefer it in the form of juicy and rather acute delicacy "kimchi", Korean scientists say that it is in this form it brings the most benefit to the body. At us this vegetable submit in the form of magnificent and very gentle salads, add to garnishes and use in the form of an ornament of dishes. Especially tasty with cabbage cabbage and borscht, but do not forget that most of the nutrients and vitamins in the process of heat treatment will be lost.

Not only vitamin, but also mineral composition affects Chinese cabbage. Its use lies in the large content of nickel, zirconium, molybdenum, titanium, iodine, chromium, vanadium, copper, sulfur and manganese. Quite a lot of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron and sodium. It contains a lot of natural fiber and therefore the most beneficial effect on the functioning of the intestine. Normalization of all metabolic processes and maintenance of high protective properties of the immune system is promoted by Chinese cabbage.

Caloric value of it in fresh form - only sixteen calories per hundred grams of product. And in cooked form it becomes even smaller. It is recommended not only as an excellent product for dietary nutrition, but also as a great preventive. The constant consumption of this vegetable helps to significantly reduce the level of harmful cholesterol, prevent hypertension, heart attack and atherosclerosis.

Recently, scientists have found that Chinese cabbage has anti-cancer properties and successfully protects the body from cancer. It is effective for stress and nervous disorders, it is used for migraines and diabetes. In the east, with its help, a peptic ulcer is cured. This vegetable contains a unique amino acid - lysine, which neutralizes foreign proteins. It also promotes the accelerated formation of leukocytes and red blood cells in the body, and therefore perfectly cleanses the blood.

Perfect supply of the body with vitamins and minerals, as well as protection from a huge number of serious diseases - this is Chinese cabbage. Caloric content of this vegetable will be to the taste of the supporters of diets, and a bright fresh taste will not leave anyone indifferent.