Health Benefits Kohlrabi Vegetable
By Yanti
Kohlrabi Vegetables
Kohlrabi (brassica oleracea) is a German radish that is included in the Gongylodes family and the original came from Europe. Kohlrabi vegetable is a family of the same group of vegetables with cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and kale.
Kohlrabi vegetable has a flavor similar to broccoli stem or cabbage heart, but milder and sweeter, and young stems of kohlrabi is watery and crisp such as apple, although not as sweet as apples. Kohlrabi vegetable usually harvested before fully ripe because ripe kohlrabi into woody. Kohlrabi vegetables can be eaten raw such as salad vegetables or processed to be used as side dishes such as grilled or steamed.
Kohlrabi plant is a plant that can grow almost anywhere in areas of temperate climates. And to grow and develop properly then kohlrabi need fertile soil to sunlight and good drainage. Kohlrabi vegetable takes about 55 to 60 days to be ready to harvest, and kohlrabi weighs about 150 grams and can last up to 30 days.
Kohlrabi vegetable consists of several kinds, and varieties are generally available such as Gigante or also known as Superschmelz, Grand Duke, White Danube, Purple Danube, Vienna White, and Purple Vienna.
Kohlrabi Nutrition
Kohlrabi vegetable has a variety of nutrients that are good for human health, among others, are as follows Vitamin A, B complex, C, K, dietary fiber, sodium, potassium, calcium, copper, Iron, Magnesium, manganese, selenium Phosphorus, Zinc, and Carotene -ß
Health Benefits Kohlrabi Vegetable
By any kind of variants nutrition in kohlrabi vegetables then there is a variety of health benefits for people who regularly consume kohlrabi vegetables, and some health benefits kohlrabi vegetable, these include the following
- Bladder Vitamin C and bioflavonoid in kohlrabi vegetables is high in antioxidants that useful for helping to prevent cell damage from free radical which is inside the body. This free radical gives rise to various diseases such as cancer, and heart attacks.
- Kohlrabi stems are loaded with vitamin B complex, such as niacin, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, thiamin, and other vitamin B complex that are useful as co-factor for enzymes in metabolic processes in the body.
- A number of minerals contained within the stem of kohlrabi vegetable or the German turnip such as potassium, calcium, copper, phosphorus, iron, and manganese are beneficial for the health of the body such as: Potassium is a vital component to the functioning of every cell in the body and is able to decrease the pressure blood, control the heart rate, and it is important for muscle contraction, while Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for substance antioxidants and super oxide dismutase.
- Kohlrabi vegetable is also believed to assist and stabilize blood sugar imbalances that are useful for people with diabetes, and hypoglycemia.
- High content of dietary fiber in kohlrabi beneficial to heart health and metabolism system
Although kohlrabi vegetables have a variety of nutrients that are good for body health but for people who have thyroid dysfunction, do not consume kohlrabi vegetable as goitrogens contained in the kohlrabi vegetable can cause swelling of the thyroid gland.
