Cabbage was cultivated in culture still by residents of Ancient Egypt. They gave it for a dessert as a sweet dish. And Pythagoras considered that cabbage supports cheerful mood and courage.
In the family of family the Cruciferae family to which cabbage, more than 35 types belongs. Different types of cabbage differ from each other in the building. The set of grades has each appearance. The most used and popular: – white, – red;
– color, – broccoli,
– Bruxelles, – Savoy,
– a kohlrabi, – Beijing, – Chinese (side-choy).
Headed cabbage
White and red – two most widespread types of headed cabbage. Biannual plants which form a head of cabbage on the first year of life, releasing the socket of leaves from a top kidney. Headed cabbage keeps vitamins up to eight months. In red, besides other vitamins and elements, cyanidine which regulates degree of permeability of walls of blood vessels and is used in prevention of vascular diseases contains.
Savoy cabbage
It is by the form most of all similar to white. But has green coloring, a surface of its leaves hilly, and a head of cabbage more friable. In it there are more vitamins and nutrients, than in white.
Cauliflower
Cauliflower – a plant one-year. Eat only heads (the twisted escapes of peduncles – therefore and call this cabbage "color"). It is early, has dietary properties and excellent gustatory qualities. Has soft cellulose and it is well acquired by an organism. It is useful to use it at gastrointestinal diseases.
Broccoli
Broccolis call "asparagus" cabbage because this kind of a cauliflower doesn't form a dense kochanchik as color. Its taste juicier, and texture oilier, than at color. She is quite hardy. Has a powerful stalk. Forms a head not only on peduncles, but also in bosoms of leaves therefore from it it is possible to receive two harvests for a season. In broccoli, unlike headed cabbage, there are a lot of proteins and minerals. This vegetable has property to interfere with accumulation in cholesterol in an organism.
Brussels sprout
Too biannual plant. It is considered a delicacy for a peculiar taste and aroma. Has the unusual building – small kochanchik are formed in bosoms of leaves on all stalk. It by one and a half times kaloriyny white. The Brussels sprout grows and fructifies till December, without being afraid of frosts. Also keeps all the properties in the frozen look.
Kohlrabi
This look forms стеблеплод, similar by the form on turnip, and to taste on cabbage cabbage stump. It is cultivated in one-year culture. It is appreciated the high content of vitamins, especially With and groups B.
Beijing and Chinese cabbage
The Beijing and Chinese cabbage (a side Choi) treat a leafy vegetables. It is convenient to use them in salads. They contain protein, pectins, citric acid, mineral salts and a number of vitamins.