Vitamin richest winter vegetables Tasty kale protects us well from diseases

Trendy vegetables: kale contains many healthy ingredients
Kale is especially popular in northern Germany. But in other regions, the winter vegetables are increasingly on the plate. The cabbage is full of healthy plant substances that protect against disease. Due to its high vitamin C content, kale can help to protect against colds in the wet-cold period.

Healthy local vegetables
Especially in winter, the vitamin C intake is particularly important because of the frequent colds caused by the wet and cold weather. Local vegetables like kale are as healthy here as exotic superfood. Hardly any vegetables contain so many vitamins, minerals and trace elements in such a balanced composition. Winter vegetables, which are mainly on the table in northern Germany, have become a trend vegetable in recent years.

Kale is mostly prepared in northern Germany with sausage, bacon or Kasseler. But the delicious winter vegetables are also suitable for light meals such as salads. Cabbage contains many healthy ingredients that protect against disease. (Image: Brent Hofacker / fotolia.com)

From classic to trendy vegetables
Traditionally kale or kale - as the healthy vegetables in the US is called - usually cooked with sausage, bacon or Kasseler. A classic dish is "Kale with Pinkel", to which a heavily smoked and seasoned pork sausage is often served.

But the cabbage can be not only hearty, but also easy and delicious to prepare. For example, in the form of a bright green kale sauce or as an exotic side dish.

In addition, the vegetables also taste like salad, with pasta, marinated or fried in oil. Even kale chips are now available.

The New York Times cooking blog lists more than 200 Kale dishes - cold and hot dishes as well as smoothies.

Healthy ingredients
Kale is rich in provitamin A, B vitamins, folic acid and vitamin E. Most importantly, it contains a lot of vitamin C - more than cabbage, red cabbage or savoy cabbage.

In addition, the cabbage contains healthy phytochemicals that have an antioxidant effect and can lower cholesterol levels.

Moreover, it has been scientifically proven that kale has anti-inflammatory effects and lowers the risk of cancer. According to a study by the University of Oldenburg and Jacobs University in Bremen, this cabbage contains significantly more cancer-preventive substances than other varieties.

Over 50 species available
Kale grows depending on the species with dark green, bluish or reddish brown, curly leaves that do not close to a head.

At the University of Oldenburg, a research group is working on kale research. "Over 50 different varieties of delicious cabbage are currently available on the market - and they differ not only in their leaf shape, but also in their ingredients, their taste and their growing conditions," it says on the college's website.

The leaves are edible after the first frost and especially tasty, because then a part of the contained starch was converted into sugar.

However, caution is advised in people who take blood thinners such as marcurmar, as kale contains high levels of vitamin K, which promotes blood clotting and thus counteract the remedies. For larger amounts (from 200 grams), therefore, the dosage of the drugs would be adjusted in advance to avoid possible life-threatening complications. This applies to all blood thinners based on so-called phenprocoumones. (Ad)