ARTICHOKE (Globe)
January 10th, 2012 → 1:00 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food”
ARTICHOKE (GLOBE)
Globe artichokes have an edible portion, which is the flower head, called the heart. These are often pickled and made into all sorts of dishes, of which I have tasted some and found very nice eating.
Originally from the Mediterranean area, now grown everywhere, where the climate is suitable. It is not a common vegetable as far as the average family is concerned, but in restaurants the world over, the Artichoke is served as a delicacy. The Jerusalem artichoke is not related to the above and belongs to the sunflower family. You eat the roots, which look similar to ginger roots.
Vitamins: C (H), K (H), B3, B5, B6, B2.
Minerals: High in all these: Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Manganese, Zinc and Calcium.
You cannot go past some vegetables for a good minerals supply, as long as they are grown in mineral rich soil. Bio-dynamic soil is ideal. Read the article in the blogs about bio-dynamics.
Do not eat the leaves as they can cause a gallbladder attack.(gall stones)
