cabbage ins and outs
Cabbage varieties: bok choy, cannonball, choy sum, Chinese/Napa, green, Portugal, red, & savoy -to name a few
Season: summer - autumn - winter Taste: bitter/sweet, pungent and peppery notes with crunchy flavor Nutrition: 85% CHO, 12% protein, 3% fat Volume: quiet to moderate Technique: bake, broil, braise, grate, pickle, raw, steam, stuff [overcooking brings out pungent, sulphuric notes] Flavour Affinities: cabbage + apple cabbage + carrots + ginger + mint + rice wine vinegar cabbage + ginger + lime cabbage + potatoes + turnips Cabbage Pairings: build your own recipes by using complimentary flavors from these foods APPLES, including JUICE & CIDER bell peppers butter CARAWAY CARROTS celery cheese cilantro cream dill GARLIC GINGER HORSERADISH leeks lemons mushrooms MUSTARD nutmeg OIL, especially OLIVE, sesame, vegetable, walnut onions parsley pepper POTATO rice salads seeds sesame VINEGAR how I cook & eat cabbage
How do antioxidant properties of raw and processed [i.e. fermented] cabbage compare?
The answer to this question is not simple nor clear, and like most nutrition recommendations, results may vary. Factors that influence the nutritional value of cabbage are based on season of harvest, cabbage variety [red vs. green], amount of salt and time spent in brine, & cooking methodology (Martinez et al., 2009; Chun et al., 2004). However, if one were to compare raw cabbage and sauerkraut using nutrition analysis, one would discover that raw has slightly higher, nonsignificant levels of antioxidants.
So, how does this all make sense? The key to understanding why the analysis shows a discrepancy is because they are not considering all the factors mentioned above, which can be time consuming, tedious, and maybe impractical. Let me sort this out for you. After a short review of articles, I can say a few things with certainty:
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