Margelan (chinese) radish

Margelan (Chinese) radish or as it is often called loba radish (lobo) is a one or two-year-old plant of the Cabbage family. This vegetable crop belongs to root crops, and this is not an independent species, but a representative of a group of varieties of common radish.

Margelan (Chinese) radish is grown in China, Korea, Japan, as well as in the Far East of the Russian Federation. Moreover, in our country the most common are two varieties of this radish: "Raspberry Ball" and "Elephant Fang. " As a rule, root crops are distinguished by a rather increased juiciness and not such a bright point compared to a classic vegetable.

Externally, Margelan (Chinese) radish is a root crop weighing 200-500 grams, which in shape can be round, oval or elongated depending on the variety. The skin of margelan (Chinese) radishes is white, green, red in different shades and even purple. In this case, the color of the flesh can also vary: white, greenish or red.

Margelan (Chinese) radish contains a little rare oil, so the vegetable is practically devoid of a sharp bitter taste - it tastes very close to radish. However, from this, the useful properties of Margelan (Chinese) radishes are in no way inferior to the healing qualities of her relatives.

It is customary to consume this vegetable not only fresh as part of a variety of salads and cold snacks, sandwiches and okroshka. Very often Margelan (Chinese) radish is boiled by many culinary experts, adding hot meals to the first dishes or second dishes, as well as salting or marinating. Pickled loba is said to be just memorably tasty and fragrant.

The benefits of Margelan (Chinese) radish

Fresh root crops of Margelan (Chinese) radish contain a large number of vitamins, micro- and macronutrients, as well as special enzymes. However, the main nutritional value of this product is still mineral salts (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese and many others). The calorie content of Margelan (Chinese) radish is only 21 kcal, which is a very low nutritional value, so you can use this product for those wishing to lose weight without restrictions.

As can be seen from the composition of this vegetable, the benefits of Margelan (Chinese) radish for human health are simply obvious. Indeed, it is precisely due to the high content of biologically active substances that this root crop has a whole range of preventive and therapeutic properties. For example, the juice of margelan (Chinese) radish is recommended to be consumed with radiculitis, reduced secretion of gastric juice, colds. In addition, this natural remedy helps in removing stones from the gallbladder and bladder.

The benefits of margelan (Chinese) radish are also known due to the high content of plant fiber and pectin - these substances enhance the production of digestive juices, and are also able to act as an adsorbent that absorbs various harmful elements in the human body.