Fruit & Vegetable Facts

54 To advertise call 664 210 468 or email sales@thesentinella.comFruit & Veg Facts Turnips Turnips

The turnip is scientifically known as Brassica rapa, a white-skinned root vegetable from the Brassicaceae family that has become globally popular both for human consumption and livestock feed.

Turnips are small to medium edible root vegetables which belong to the mustard family.

Turnips are an ideal weight loss product. 100 grams of this root vegetable contains only 30 kilocalories, but it contains more than enough vitamins.

The substantial level of iron found in turnips makes them an asset if you suffer from low blood cell count or anemia.

Turrnips have a sweet, peppery, radish-like taste. Both the roots and leaves are great sources of vitamin C.

Consuming one medium turnip provides 30.33% of daily vitamin C requirement. If you are suffering from thyroid disorders, it is best to avoid eating turnips as this vegetable contains certain compounds that may affect the thyroid gland and interfere in the functioning of the hormone.

Drinking turnip juice can help in the treatment of kidney stones. It helps in dissolving the stone, if the stone is small in size.

Turnips can be cooked in the same way you would cook a potato, roasted, boiled in stews, steamed, add them to mashed potato, soups, or even stir fried.

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Juniper berries form the base flavour for gins and productions of these alcoholic beverages dates back centuries. Today, many different botanicals can be and are used, to great advantage, to produce gins that are a clear liquid through to a great number of coloured variations, which are appreciated and loved by numerous gin connoisseurs. Gin cocktails are hugely popular too and have devotees, globally.

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