The nutritional value of Chinese cabbage

Cabbage is native to northern China. It is a cruciferous leafy vegetable, usually cabbage; it also includes cabbage and cultivar cabbage, cabbage, or "cabbage." Introduction of the South, South and North are all cultivated. In the 19th century, it was introduced into Japan, Europe and the United States. There are many types of Chinese cabbage. The cabbages in the north include Shandong Jiaozhou cabbage, Beijing Qingbai, Tianjin blue leaf cabbage, Northeast big dwarf cabbage, Shanxi Yangcheng large feathers and so on.

Chinese cabbage is resistant to storage, so the Chinese people, especially the people in northern China, have special feelings about Chinese cabbage. In times of economic difficulties, Chinese cabbage is the only vegetable that can be eaten throughout the winter. One family often needs to store hundreds of catties for the winter. Therefore, Chinese cabbage has evolved stewed, fried, marinated and mixed in various ways in China. . In winter, when the minimum temperature is around -5°C, Chinese cabbage can be safely stored in outdoor storage for the winter and the external leaves can be insulated after being dried. If the temperature is low again, cellaring is required. However, there are several other ways to store cabbage in the cold northern part of the country. For example, North Korea is preserved in the northeast of North Korea and east of northeastern China, and areas that lack salt in the northeastern parts of western China, eastern Inner Mongolia, and northern Hebei are used to using stains. The sauerkraut method etc. store cabbage.

Since Chinese cabbage is planted after autumn corn harvest, early winter harvest, large yield, easy management, but the storage needs to occupy the land, so the market price is very cheap at the same time during the harvest, some businesses often use the “price of a certain commodity cabbage” in the promotion of goods The slogan should allow it to be cheap.

Chinese cabbage is rich in nutrients. It is rich in carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, crude fiber and protein, fat and calcium, phosphorus, iron and so on. Cabbage per kilogram contains 1.1 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, and 16 calories.