The kind of purple cabbage like cabbage is called purple kale. Purple kale, also known as red kale, purple cabbage or purple fennel white, commonly known as purple cabbage, Cruciferae, Brassica species of a variant of kale, a type of nodular kale. Because of the purplish-red color of the outer leaves and leaf bulbs, it is called purple kale, also called purple cabbage.

Purple kale is rich in nutrients, the main nutrients and nodular kale (is what we call green kale) is almost the same, per kilogram of fresh vegetables containing carbohydrates 27 ~ 34 grams, 11 ~ 16 grams of crude protein. Its vitamins and minerals are higher than that of nodular kale, and its nutritional value is higher than that of nodular kale. Each 100 grams of edible portion contains 1.4 grams of protein, 0.1 grams of fat, 3.3 grams of sugar, 57 milligrams of calcium, 42 milligrams of phosphorus, 0.7 milligrams of iron.

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Kale is a class of vegetables that strengthens the body. Purple kale is rich in sulfur, the main role of this element is to kill insects and itching, for a variety of itchy skin, eczema and other diseases have a certain effect, so often eat this kind of vegetables for the maintenance of skin health is very beneficial.

Regularly eat some purple kale can also make people full of vigor, purple kale contains vitamin A and vitamin E are very good antioxidants, so antioxidants are able to protect the human body, but also allows the human body cell regeneration, so that in the usual eat some purple kale can make people full of vigor.

Of course the purple kale has a certain weight loss effect. The large amount of fiber contained in kale can make people's digestive function increase, can promote intestinal peristalsis can effectively reduce the cholesterol content of the human body, often eat some kale for the body of excess fat burning has a great help, you can play a very good weight loss effect.

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