Kohlrabi cabbage or, as it is also called, “cabbage turnip” is an unusual vegetable: its stem stalk has the shape of a bowl or turnip, and the taste of a juicy stem-core is similar to the taste of white cabbage, only without bitterness. Kohlrabi has many useful properties.
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Useful properties of kohlrabi cabbage
The biochemical composition of this vegetable crop is very rich. It contains the following elements: vitamins of groups C, B, A, P, also mineral salts, micro and macro elements (potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, cobalt, etc.) In addition, fiber and vegetable proteins are present in the composition of kohlrabi, glucose and fructose, as well as other valuable elements.
The color of kohlrabi varies from light green to purple.
Kohlrabi cabbage is considered to be a dietary product. 100 g of the product is only 41.7 kcal, so if you regularly eat this vegetable, you can become the owner of a slender figure, and without exhausting hunger strikes and all kinds of diets.
In addition, kohlrabi has a positive effect on the nervous system. And also this vegetable is used as a medicine for a strong cough. Kohlrabi is also an effective tool in the treatment of asthmatic attacks and tuberculosis.
Useful properties of "cabbage turnip" include its ability to lower blood cholesterol, which means that kohlrabi can be used to strengthen blood vessels and normalize the functioning of the heart system. Also, the use of this vegetable crop is recommended for high blood pressure and at the initial stage of atherosclerosis.
Unlike any other cabbage variety, kohlrabi does not provoke flatulence, so even small children can eat this vegetable culture (kohlrabi are given to children at that age as soon as complementary feeding begins).
If you replenish your menu with this tasty and healthy vegetable, you can forget about the problems with the gums for a long time. The fact is that kohlrabi has a strengthening and anti-inflammatory effect on the gums and oral cavity. And freshly squeezed juice from this cabbage freshens the breath.
Eating 100 g of kohlrabi daily, you provide the body with a daily dose of vitamin C.