CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE MAGAZINE
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Tubers
Kacper Nowak
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Key Takeaways
Tubers belong to the group of bulbous vegetables, which also includes beets, carrots, and celery. There are several types of tubers, which differ from each other in appearance, color, and sharper, more distinctive flavors and aromas: common tuber, red tuber, elongated tuber, smoky tuber, pearl tuber. The edible part is the tuber, which forms the stem of the plant and is hidden beneath the ground.
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The properties of onions vitamins and minerals
Onion is a vegetable with a wide range of effects. It has strong antibacterial, antiviral, anti-cancer and antiseptic properties. It is effective in treating diseases of the urinary system, arthritis, rheumatoid arthrosis. It also works well. Moreover, it is a recommended vegetable for diabetics because it lowers blood glucose levels due to the presence of alkylo-propylene, or more simply, insulin-like substances in it. Onions are also a source in the diet of polyphenyl compounds, which reduce the effects of phosphorus on the phenolic acid family and are also used to make magnesium.
Is it even calories? How many calories does an onion have?
100 g of onions provides about 30 calories, of which 5.2 g of carbohydrates, 1.4 g of protein.
The onion is used
Cabbage can be used raw, after being burned over a free fire, stirred or steamed. It is a good flavoring additive to: spinach salads, livers, salads (e.g. Greek) and sour cabbage soups, vegetable soup, cream and rice soup; ground meat, homemade burgers, egg whites, baking powder. It can also be used to prepare homemade cough syrups, coatings.
Kacper Nowak
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