Health radishes consist almost entirely of water

Currently you can find more and more regional vegetables in the supermarkets. Very popular are crisp radishes. These are not only delicious, but are also good for your health. Even the radish leaves are healthy and can be eaten.

Mustard oils make radishes hot
Crunchy radishes are healthy treat. As the news agency dpa reports, they contain not only water but also important ingredients that the human body needs. This applies to both red and violet, white and yellow tubers. Mustard oils provide the sharpness of the radish and also have the property of binding fat. The bright red tubers are effective against bacteria, are urinary and cholinergic and release cramps. In addition, the ingredients contained in the radish, as well as many other phytochemicals are natural blood pressure and cholesterol depressants.

Rich in vitamins and healthy ingredients: the radishes. Picture: fotoknips / fotolia

Radishes have very few calories
Radish but mainly contain water: In 100 grams of vegetables stuck 94 grams of it. Radishes are especially figure-friendly with just 14 calories. The consumer information service has pointed this out. They also contain the important minerals potassium, calcium and iron as well as vitamins A, B1, B2 and C. Although many people only know radishes as red, round tubers, there are also bright red, purple, white and yellow varieties as well as oblong oval shapes called icicles. Radishes taste raw and come sliced ​​on bread or in the salad.

The leaves can also be consumed
But not only the tubers, but also the radish leaves are healthy and can be eaten, as recently reported. They can be used like fresh herbs and are suitable among others for the refining of soups, sauces and for the preparation of pesto. Salads can give the finely cut leaves that certain something. As reported by the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, radishes from local open-land cultivation are offered from mid-May to October. (Ad)

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