Sawi is a family of Marga Brassica plant means part of the mustard plant used as food ingredients, namely leaves and flowers, whether consumed in raw or processed.
There are several types of mustard greens in Indonesia namely mustard greens, caisim or caisin and chicory. Processed from mustard, such as soup or commonly used as a mixture of chicken noodles / meatballs.
The Benefits of Consuming Sawi
Here are some benefits of consuming mustard greens that you should know:
1. Maintain bone health
the first benefit is to maintain bone health, because by consuming mustard vegetables containing vitamin K can reduce the risk of fractures. How can it be ?? of the information we get vitamin k is needed by the body in maintaining bone health, therefore we strongly recommend to consume the mustard vegetables every day but in the amount that fits / not excessive because all things are excessive will result in bad effects.
2. Prevent cancer
Eating vegetables can lower the risk of cancer if the statement is true ?? according to us the statement is true because by consuming vegetables meaning vegetable mustard helps our body avoid cancer. Ingredients in mustard vegetables there is a name Glucosinolates serves to inhibit the development of lung cancer, colorectal, breast and prostate.
3. Good for diabetics
Why mustard vegetables good for diabetics ?? because the mustard greens are rich in fiber and there are alpha-lipoic acids that reduce glucose levels, increase insulin sensitivity and prevent oxidative stress for people with diabetes. Therefore we strongly recommend for you diabetics to consume the mustard vegetables, but if you are less fond of dried mustard vegetables with cooked you can memblendern like juice.
4. Healthy hair and skin
The benefits of the next mustard vegetable is to nourish your hair and skin, because the mustard contains vitamin C is good for the skin so the skin will look healthy every day. In addition, mustard plants also contain healthy vitamin A to keep your hair moist.
If you want to have healthy skin and hair silahakn to consume processed mustard vegetables first, or processed with cooked or processed like juice in general.
Selection of quality mustard seedlings
The first way to plant the mustard is the stage of seed selection, because seedling is the most important factor in the process of farming mustard greens. Before it's good you know the characteristics of seeds / seeds mustard quality as below:
- First in terms of shape, choose the seeds / seeds of the mustard which is round
- Next color, seeds / seeds mustard quality blackish brown
- Thirdly texture, choose hard-working mustard seeds and seed surface slippery
- If you buy seeds / seeds, buy seeds wrapped tightly by aluminum foil
You can follow the above ways in the selection of seeds, but if you want a more simple can directly buy to the store nearest your home that needs to be remembered before buying seeds or seeds note the wrap is used if the ordinary plastic business to buy other seeds essentially select seed / which is wrapped in aluminum foil because the seeds will be maintained its quality.