Monday, September 5, 2011

Radishes

Radishes are believed to originate from south Asia and has been cultivated in Egypt in 2780 BC. The first cultivated radish is black, and white, while radishes were developed in 1700. In Florida and California is the largest rapeseed producer in the United States.

benefits:
1. For skin care, mineral sulfur content which is helping young people build and maintain good skin care for acne and asthma that can be processed in the form of juice.
2. Radish leaves are used as facilitating digestion & liver health because it contains vitamin C.
3. Preventing colon cancer, the study in Italy showed radish / daikon in Japan of anticancer activity. Other studies also in 1978 by the Chemical Biology and Agriculture shows that contain antibacterial radishes are excellent for many types of cancer.
Nutritional value per 100g of radish *:
Calories 16 kcal, 66kj Energy, Fat 0.10g, Carbohydrate 3.40g, Protein 0.68g, Fibre 1.6G, 1.86g Sugar, Sodium 39mg, Zinc 0.28mg, Potassium 233mg, Iron 0.34mg, Magnesium 10mg, 0.050mg Copper, Calcium 25mg , Vitamin C 14.8mg, Vitamin E 0.0mg, Vit. B3 (Niacin) 0.254mg, 0.071mg Vitamin B6, Vit. B1 (Thiamin) 0.012mg, Vit. B2 (Riboflavin) 0.039mg.

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