Showing Food Kohlrabi
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| Name | Kohlrabi | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes | ||||||||||
| Description | Kohlrabi, Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, is a vegetable native to Europe. It is widely consumed in Germany, India, and other parts of Asia. The culinary uses of kohlrabi include eating it raw in salads or slaws, and cooking it as a vegetable. The color of kohlrabi is typically green or purple, with a crunchy texture and a sweet, slightly peppery taste. Kohlrabi has a mild odor and is rich in vitamins and minerals, making it a nutritious addition to a healthy diet (PMID: 34609877). The most notable chemical in kohlrabi is vitamin C (PMID: 39519385). Kohlrabi has been used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties, and is also used as a feed for cattle. A peculiar aspect of kohlrabi preparation is the removal of the fibrous layers surrounding the stem, which do not soften when cooked. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00033 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Vegetables | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Root vegetables | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Brassicales | ||||||||||
| Family | Brassicaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Brassica | ||||||||||
| Species | oleracea | ||||||||||
| Variety | gongylodes | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 530960 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Kohlrabi | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004). — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Rothwell JA, Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Medina-Ramon A, M'Hiri N, Garcia Lobato P, Manach C, Knox K, Eisner R, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2013) Phenol-Explorer 3.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database to incorporate data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content. Database, 10.1093/database/bat070. — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||