Showing Food Rocket salad (ssp.)
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| Name | Rocket salad (ssp.) | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa | ||||||||||
| Description | Rocket salad, Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa, is a leafy green vegetable native to the Mediterranean region. It is widely consumed in Italy, France, and other parts of Europe. The leaves, flowers, young seed pods, and mature seeds are all edible and are often used in salads, as a garnish, or added to cooked dishes like pasta. Rocket salad has a fresh, tart, bitter, and peppery flavor, with a pungent aroma. It is rich in vitamin C and potassium, and has been associated with several health benefits, including reducing inflammation and improving cardiovascular health. The most notable chemical compounds in rocket salad are glucosinolates, which have been shown to have anti-cancer properties (PMID: 21725983, PMID: 16719527). In addition to its culinary uses, rocket salad has been used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments. A peculiar aspect of rocket salad is that it is often served raw, as heat can destroy its delicate flavor and nutritional properties. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00077 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Vegetables | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Leaf vegetables | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 524057 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Rocket_(salad) | ||||||||||
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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). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||