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Organic Purple Top Turnips - "شلغم"

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Turnips are among the oldest and hardiest vegetables. Although turnips and their health benefits may not be very well known by many people, Iranians (specially older generation) has long had a special place for turnips among the vegetables with medicinal properties. Turnips have been recommended by Iranian grandmother as a remedy for cold, cough and congestion! This rather tasty and fibrous root vegetable is loaded with vitamin C. Below are some of the mineral/vitamin content of turnips and their related health benefits. One medium turnip has 233 mg of potassium. Your body needs that mineral for just about everything, including helping your nerves send signals and keeping your muscles and heart in good working shape. When you don't get enough, you're at risk for high blood pressure, stroke, kidney stones, brittle bones, and high blood sugar. Turnips have glucosinolates -- plant-based chemicals that may help prevent all kinds of cancer, from breast to prostate. Turnips are rich in the antioxidant lutein. This keeps your eyes healthy and wards off problems like macular degeneration and cataracts. Turnips have a significant amount of calcium, which helps to build strong bones and stay one step ahead of the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis. Calcium also helps to keep your heart, muscles, and nerves healthy. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD TURNIPS, THEY ARE A MUST TRY!! **This fresh vegetable is shipped in refrigerated packaging along with ice blocks to keep it cool and fresh during transit.** Net weight: 1lb
Availability: In stock
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PBM-PP-203030
The turnip or white turnip is a root vegetable commonly grown in cool climates worldwide. This root vegetable white, fleshy taproot. The word turnip is a compound of "turn" as in turned/rounded and "nip", derived from Latin napus, the word for the plant. Turnips are among the oldest and hardiest vegetables. They grew wild in Siberia when dinosaurs roamed the earth and got an early reputation as a food for poor people and farm animals. Nowadays they are popular among health fanatics as a "super food". Many people wouldn't know a turnip if they saw or tasted one. People mistake it most often for the rutabaga, which is a cross between a turnip and cabbage. So here's your turnip 101: It's a root vegetable in the Brassicacae family of mustard plants. It's ready for harvest in the spring and fall. The most common turnip is light purple on top and white on the bottom, but there are more than 30 kinds with varying shapes and colors. Some are sweet, like a carrot, while others taste more like a potato. Unlike most other vegetables, you can eat both the turnip's root and the leafy greens attached to the top. They're both good for you. Turnips are full of vitamins and minerals like: Calcium, Folate, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Vitamin C.
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