Nutritious Cabbage
March 28, 2009
Did you know that the inexpensive and so widely used cabbage could work wonders?
Cabbage is a leafy vegetable of Brassica family, comprising soft light green or whitish inner leaves enclosed with hard and dark green outer leaves. It is extensively used throughout the world, eaten cooked or uncooked as salad and is a very well-liked vegetable. There are many health benefits of Cabbage.
Affluent in nourishment and fiber, cabbage is an entirely phenomenal source of Vitamin C. Even more extraordinary is the fact, that cabbage contains particular, naturally occurring, nitrogenous compound known as indoles. Up to date research indicates that indoles can lower the risk of various forms of cancer.
Cabbage is a brilliant source of Vitamin C. It contains significant amounts of glutamine, an amino acid, with anti-inflammatory properties.
It is a source of indole-3-carbinol, a compound used as an adjuvant therapy for a disease of the head and neck caused by human papillomavirus, that causes growths in the airway that can lead to death.
100 gm of cabbage contains:
Vitamin A: 80 I.U.
Vitamin c: 50 mg.
Calcium: 46 mg.
Phosphorus: 31 mg.
Potassium: 140 mg.
Carbohydrates: 5.3 gm.
Protein: 1.4 gm.
Calories: 24
Cabbage enhances the immunity system’s capability to fabricate more antibodies. Cabbage provides soaring levels of iron and sulphur, minerals that work as cleansing agents for the digestive system.
Cabbage contains phytonutrients, which guards the body from free radicals that can damage our cell membranes. Phytonutrients also acts as an indicator to our genes to increase its production of enzymes involved in detoxification.
Cabbage is a muscle designer, blood purifier and eye strengthener. The juice of fresh raw cabbage has been proven to heal stomach ulcer. Cabbage can reduce serum cholesterol.
Red Cabbage has more phytonutrients than the green cabbage. Red cabbage contains anthocyanin, an antioxidant that can help protect brain cells, thus can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
So, ensure that cabbage is a part of your regular diet, at least as apart of the salad.
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