What is turnip?

Turnip, also known as turnip, has high practical value because its rhizomes and leaves can be used, which are rich in vitamin A, folic acid, vitamin K and calcium. It can be very good for our physical health and can regulate the body very well. And the usage methods are also diverse, and it can be paired with many foods. It allows you to enjoy the delicious taste while fully absorbing the substances needed by the body.

Turnip, also known as turnip, Zhuge vegetable, round cabbage head, round root, and plate vegetable, is called Buliuke in Northeast China and Chamagu in Xinjiang. Its Latin name is Brassica rapa. It is a subspecies of Brassica rapa in the Brassica species of the genus Brassica. It is a biennial herb that can form fleshy roots. The large fleshy roots are edible. They are tender and dense and can be fried or cooked. It is cultivated in Europe, Asia and America.

Edible value

use

Both the roots and leaves of turnips are edible. Nowadays, small turnips are generally used for food, while large turnips are used to feed livestock. Turnips are rich in vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, vitamin K and calcium.

It can be eaten by marinating it with salt to remove its spicy taste, then adding sugar and eating it raw. It can also be cooked with meat or other foods such as rice cakes. It is easy to grow and has high edible value. During the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China, Zhuge Liang of Shu used turnips as military rations. Later, during the First World War, Germany also used turnips as the main emergency food to solve the problem of military rations.

Nutritional analysis

The bulbous plant, turnip, is believed to be native to Europe, and the various varieties of turnips vary greatly in size, shape and color. Turnips are available year-round, and the small, tender bulbs can be cooked whole and pureed, or older turnips can be added to stews and soups. The green tops of turnips are used as spring vegetables.

The above is an introduction to the edible value of turnips. Through the analysis and introduction of these contents, we can know that if used reasonably and healthily, it can be better absorbed. The various vitamins, folic acid and trace elements needed by the human body contained in it can play a very good role in our health and the prevention of some diseases.