Red cabbage also called as purple cabbage, came from the brassica family. It's taste is so light and refreshing. It is rich in nutrients and vitamins that is good for those people on diet.
The dark color of purple cabbage indicates that it is rich in anthocyanin that helps lower the risk on getting cancer, heart disease, mascular degeneration and other disease and illness.
Purple cabbage losses its minerals and vitamins when hit by the sun or too much sun.
It is much better to eat purple cabbage if it is mix of raw and cooked cabbage because it is easier to absorb by the body.
Cooking tip: don't boil the purple cabbage because it'll sip the nutrients.
It is ideal for all who stick to a low-fat diet
Red Cabbage is low at calory density liken to other foods. A chopped and raw purple cabbage contains 28 calories. An adult should intake average 2,000 calories. So taking the whole purple cabbage give 1,500 calories.
Raw purple cabbage has a little calories because of its water content. A purple cabbage has 90% water, which doesn't give enough calories on your body. This plant use the water to transfer the nutrients contained from the roots up to leaves.
It is abundant in fiber, vitamins and minerals
Purple Cabbage is low in calories but, however, it contains a big amount of carbohydrates and dietary fiber. Chopped purple cabbage contains 6 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of dietary fiber.
One serve of purple cabbage gives 3% of carbohydrates and 7% dietary fiber.
Raw Purple Cabbage contains alot of vitamins and mineral which gives us the reason to consume this.
Purple Cabbage treats gut and digestive system. Purple cabbage contains alot of phytonutrients that cleans your kidneys and it makes people cancer-free.
Clean Kidney Recipe
Ingredients needed:
- 1 head fennel, chopprd
- 1/4 green apple
- 3 cups purple cabbage, chopped
How to prepare: place all the ingredients in the juicer, mix it and drink. SOURCE
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