Each cabbage has about 20 calories and contains a lot of minerals: calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.

Pak choi, Brassica genus, is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant with branches generally hairless. The leaves are obovate, with a rounded top, and the outer leaves are green and spread on the ground. The petals are bright yellow and obovate. The fruit is silique, with brown seeds and spherical shape. The root system is well developed and grows into fat fleshy roots.

In "Compendium of Materia Medica", it is written that the original name of Chinese cabbage is Song. Because of its green and white color, it is also called Chinese cabbage. Chinese cabbage is native to China, and the area south of the Yangtze River in China is the main production area. Chinese cabbage was cultivated before the Jin Dynasty, and it was not until the Song Dynasty that solid cabbage became available. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, China had considerable experience in growing Chinese cabbage.

Nutritional value

Pak choi is susceptible to viruses and likes to be warm and cool. It grows in fertile soil conditions with an average temperature of 18~20°C, sufficient sunshine, warm and humid, and neutral drainage. most. Generally, pakchoi is propagated from seeds. The nutritional value of Chinese cabbage is very high. In addition to being eaten as a vegetable, it also has certain medicinal effects. Chinese cabbage is widely used and is suitable for stir-frying, boiling, roasting, braising, simmering and other cooking methods. It can be used as the main ingredient alone or with meat and vegetables, and can also be used as soup or pickled to make sauerkraut.

Pak choi is a long-day crop and has a certain tolerance to low light. However, if it is grown in an environment with insufficient light for a long time, its yield and quality will be significantly reduced. Under strong light conditions, pakchoi has dark green leaves, compact plant shape, high yield and good quality.