Cauliflower is one of the famous cruciferous vegetables, so do you know "broccoli"? Broccoli and cauliflower look very similar, but they are actually two different vegetables. They are only close relatives! What nutritional value does broccoli have? How to save and select? Let the experts analyze it below.
The Committee of Agriculture stated that the production areas of broccoli are distributed in Changhua, Yunjianan and Kaohsiung, of which Yunlin is the area with the largest cultivation area and harvest. Because broccoli likes cold and cool, the main production period is from mid-October to mid-May of the following year, so it is mostly imported in summer.
On the outside, many people mistake broccoli for cauliflower. The Committee of Agriculture stated that broccoli, cabbage (cabbage), kale, and cauliflower belong to the Brassica cabbage family of cruciferous vegetables, and are all derived from wild cabbage through mutation and evolution; therefore, broccoli is cabbage An intermediate product in the process of evolving into cauliflower, the commonly eaten part is its flower bud ball, which is composed of the flower stem at the top of the stem and the differentiated tissue that aggregates into a ball.
The cauliflower is an undifferentiated cauliflower, which is a fleshy tissue with repeated branches. The cauliflower has white, yellow, green, orange, purple and other colors. Commonly called cauliflower, it is the cauliflower with green cauliflower. , so it is different from broccoli!
Song Minghua, a nutritionist, said that because broccoli and cauliflower belong to the same cruciferous family, broccoli is also rich in anti-cancer ingredients, including sulforaphane.Prevents many chemical carcinogens from inducing DNA damage, thereby preventing the occurrence of tumors, so crucifers have always been considered to be of great relevance to the prevention of cancer.
In addition to the anti-cancer substance sulforaphane, broccoli also contains phytochemicals such as glutathione, aromatic isothiocyanates, etc., which are helpful for the protection of body cells; in addition, it also Contains some plant hormones such as progesterone, which also have a positive effect on women's endocrine regulation.
Nutritionist Song Minghua further mentioned that broccoli is rich in vitamins A, B groups, vitamin C, etc., as well as dietary fiber. Because it is a vegetable, it is not high in calories, and contains protein, starch, carbohydrates, etc. , fat, etc. are very low. In addition, eating 150 grams of broccoli a day can meet the daily vitamin C content of adults.
1. Keep it in the refrigerator and do not wash it beforehand. Packed in a perforated plastic bag and refrigerated (keep humidity), it can be stored for 1 week. If it is too long, the tissue will soften and lose water. 2. It can be stored at room temperature for 2 to 3 days, and it can be stored for a long time in winter, after which the flower buds will begin to yellow. 3. It is easy to mold and rot after washing, and it is recommended to eat it as soon as possible.
Choose the flower balls that are emerald green and have a complete and tight appearance; there is no serious unevenness on the flower ball surface, and the flower ball is a mushroom-shaped bud as a whole. Special attention should be paid to the fact that if the curd is overripe and has yellowing, looseness and yellow flowers, it will cause poor taste and quality.
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