Coronation is a plant of the family of Asteraceae in the order of Orchidaceae, can be eaten, the picture is as follows:

In ancient China, Coronation is a palace delicacy, so it is also known as the emperor's dish. Native to the Mediterranean, it has been cultivated in China for more than 900 years and is widely distributed.

Coronation's growth habit:

Coronation belongs to the half-hardy vegetables, light requirements are not strict, generally to the weaker light is good. It is a short sunshine vegetables, in the long sunshine conditions, nutritional growth can not be fully developed, and soon into the reproductive growth and flowering and seed.

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Nutritional value:

1, per 100 grams of coronarium contains 95.8 grams of water, 0.8 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, 1.9 grams of carbohydrates, 0.6 grams of crude fiber, 0.9 grams of ash, 0.28 milligrams of carotene, vitamin B1 0.01 milligrams.

2, vitamin B2 0.03 mg, niacin 0.2 mg, vitamin C2 mg, calcium 33 mg, phosphorus 18 mg, iron O.8 mg, potassium 207 mg, sodium 172 mg, magnesium 19.6 mg, chlorine 240 mg. It also contains serine, aspartic acid, threonine, alanine and so on.

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