Savoy cabbage

The Savoy cabbage conducts the origin from the Mediterranean wild-growing species of cabbage which were especially widespread and popular in Western Europe and with tribes of North Africa. This species of cabbage sufficient rare also grows in Russia, generally on the seasonal land plots.

Unlike a white look, the Savoy cabbage differs in more curly-headed and corrugated leaves, and also contains bigger amount of proteins and vitamins. This grade of cabbage has pleasant taste and high useful properties, both in fresh, and in a stewed and boiled look.

Eat leaves and a head of cabbage of a Savoy cabbage. The head of cabbage contains about 4% of protein, about 3-5% of sugar, 1% of mineral salts and to 90 mg of vitamin C.

Properties of a Savoy cabbage

The Savoy cabbage has a set of useful and curative properties. Leaves of this cabbage contain nitrogenous, mustard and various biologically active agents. Along with mineral salts, carbons and potassium, in this cabbage celluloses, than in other species of cabbage are 20% more.

The Savoy cabbage has big advantage when using as a dietary product which is easily acquired by an organism and enriches it with useful substances and vitamins. In its structure to 40 mg of vitamin C, 5-8 mg of vitamin E, about 3 mg of vitamin K, and also calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and carotene.

Leaves of a Savoy cabbage low-calorie (on average on 100 g – 40 kcal) also contain in structure attracts, the substance which is natural sweetener.

Grades of a Savoy cabbage

There are several main grades of a Savoy cabbage with the most expressed useful properties and high content of vitamins. Treat them:

Alaska – a hybrid grade of mid-season and late-ripening type. Contains vitamins A and With, Riboflavinum, iron and phosphorus, thiamin and carotene.
Tasmania – a hybrid of mid-season type with the high content of cindery substances, vitamins of group E and phosphorus.
Vienna – an early grade of the small size with small leaves. This cabbage the most juicy and easily acquired. Well is suitable for a dietary diet.

Prevention of diseases

Medicinal properties of a Savoy cabbage are proved by various international medical researches. By results of researches the unique preventive property of a Savoy cabbage directed against formation of cancer cells was established. Phosphorus as a part of cabbage stops negative processes in molecules DNA.

Doctors recommend to use this product to patients with digestion disturbances, diseases of vascular system, a hypertension. Also Savoy cabbage is used for prevention and treatment of various diseases and pathologies of the alimentary system.

The Savoy cabbage is natural diuretic and a microbicide, antioxidant and a plant with rich composition of vitamins.

This species of cabbage is especially useful to children and elderly people for whom vitamins and mineral components are required. The Savoy cabbage increases appetite, strengthens protective functions of an organism and recovers immune system, improves functioning of a nervous system, stabilizes arterial pressure.

Contraindications

Contraindications for the use of a Savoy cabbage are the individual intolerance, the period after digestive organs operations, existence of diseases of a liver, intestinal impassability, gastritis and colitis.

It is not recommended to include in a diet a Savoy cabbage at an exacerbation of an ulcer of a duodenum and stomach, hyperfunction of a thyroid gland.

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