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Featured Ingredient
Featured Ingredient - Sunchoke
Known as Jerusalem artichoke / sun root / earth apple (helianthus tuberosus) is a flowering species that is related to the sunflower. It is a healthy choice of ingredient for a variety of cooking options.
From regulating blood pressure to fighting cancer, find out why you should be adding these wonderful potato - like veggies in your meals. Get in touch with Five Seasons Whole Foods Market to learn more.
Some Health Benefits of Sunchokes
Sunchokes are a generous source of minerals and electrolytes, especially potassium. It provides even more potassium than a banana has. Potassium is very good for the heart, which brings a reduction in the blood pressure and heart rate by countering the effects of sodium.
Sunchoke is also one of the finest source of dietary fibers, which can lower LDL / bad cholesterol levels. It is high in oligo-fructose inulin - a non-starch polysaccharide. Inulin is completely different than insulin, which is a hormone.
It is the zero-calorie saccharine and inert carbohydrate, which doesn't undergo metabolism inside the human body, which made this root an ideal sweetener for diabetics.
Sunchokes also improve calcium absorption and help relieve constipation, again because of the vegetable's inulin content.
The tuber also consists of small amounts of Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E. All these vitamins, together with a flavanoid compound like carotenes, helps your body to get rid of harmful free radicals, which results in protection from cancer.
However, even though this wonderful tuber offers a lot of medical benefits, it still may not be for everyone, for it may cause flatulence (stomach gas) and even bloating, pain, and cramps.
Tips
- Buying: When choosing a good root of artichoke, it should be free from soft spots, wrinkles, or sprouting. The smoother and rounder artichokes are the easier they are to prepare.
- Preparing:
It's as easy as preparing potatoes! You have the option to cook it with or without the skin. Scrub and wash the tubers in cold water and make sure to clean it for maximum nutritional benefit. Sunchokes are one of the very versatile vegetables. It can be done in a variety of ways in cooking, roast, saute, boil, or steam, only a few of many options you can do with your sunchoke. You can also eat it raw!
- Storing:
Sunchokes can stay for a couple of weeks in the fridge.
Sunchokes can be planted in the garden as early as two to three weeks before the average last frost date in spring.
They are best planted in soil that has warmed to 50°F. Sunchokes require 110 to 150 days to reach harvest. Sunchokes grow best in temperatures ranging from 65° to 90°F.
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