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Scorzonera
100g scorzonera – 17 kcal
Scorzonera contains sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, chlorine, carotene and vitamins E, B1, B2, C and PP.
Frozen, tinned and in other forms
Scorzonera in flavour reminds us of asparagus, but it is more delicate. Before using it, we need to wash it carefully, then peel it (best with rubber gloves), since its juice colours things in red. The plant’s edible part is its root and leaves. Scorzonera is a great plant to freeze or put in tins, since when it is frozen or tinned, it keeps its nutritious value.
It tastes good and has medicinal properties
Scorzonera has great nutritious properties, many vitamins and it is great in taste. It’s used in herbal medicine as a heart medication and a pain killer. Glicosides give the root a pleasant taste and decide about its dietary properties, especially in the diseases of the alimentary canal.
When asparagus is too expensive
Scorzonera is often considered to be the equivalent of the much more expensive asparagus. It is also called a winter asparagus, since it is also available in the cold seasons.
Scorzonera and snake poisonScorzonera started to be cultivated as a vegetable only at the break of the 16th and 17th century. Before that time, it was playing a curative role: it was used as medicine against viper poison, therefore its common name is ‘viper’s herb’.
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