Snow lettuce is called sherry red because the leaves turn a purplish red color.

Snow lettuce and shirley red are indeed the same vegetable, just with a different designation, and it is a variant of leafy mustard in the mustard family of vegetables. The stems and leaves are common vegetables that are usually pickled and eaten. The reason why the red snow is called snow vegetable is because in the southern region of China, because it is rare to see "red snow" turned into a purple color. At the same time, the food market, in order to sound good, also called the snow red snow vegetable.

Leaves are y lobed with crinkled edges and bright yellow flowers. Nutritional composition of snow lettuce per 100 grams containing 91.5 grams of water, protein 2.8 grams. 0.6 g of fat, 1.6 g of vitamins, 3.6 g of carbohydrates, 23.9 mg of calcium, 64 mg of phosphorus, 3.4 mg of iron. Vitamin B10.07 mg, riboflavin 0.06 mg, niacin 0.7 mg, ascorbic acid 83 mg.

Production technology:

Sherry red, also known as snow pea, in order to achieve high quality and high yield. To provide high quality, safe and hygienic raw materials for processing enterprises. Scope, this regulation specifies the snow red production base, cultivation technology, pest control and other pollution-free cultivation requirements and measures. Environmental requirements, the environment of the production site includes the atmosphere, soil, irrigation water and so on. In the selection to meet the national standards, the requirement of loose and fertile soil.

High organic matter content, easy drainage and irrigation. The last 2~3 years have not planted cruciferous vegetables, PH neutral or slightly acidic. Variety selection, choose tillering force, strong growth, resistance to high-quality high-yield varieties. Such as Shanghai golden mustard, Wujiang mustard, nine head mustard. Seedbeds not only require that cruciferous vegetables have not been planted in the last 2~3 years, but also in the selection of land should be far away from cruciferous vegetable land. The soil is loose and fertile, with high organic matter content and good drainage and irrigation.