Nutrition information of Cai Xin (Choi Sum, Choy Sum) 华南特产蔬菜菜心(Brassica Parachinensis)

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Nutrition information of Cai Xin (Choi Sum, Choy Sum) 华南特产蔬菜菜心(Brassica Parachinensis)

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Other names of Cai Xin (Choi Sum, Choy Sum) (Brassica parachinensis) are

Tsoi sum and cai xin (Chinese), cai ngot (Vietnamese), pakauyai or pakaukeo (Thai), saishin (Japanese), Chinese soup green, white flowering cabbage, mosk pak choy (English), Yau Choy, Yu Cai (Yeou Tsai), Chinese flowering cabbage oil greens, Yu Toy, and False Pak Choi. (Info Source: http://www.cherryfarms.co.uk/choisum.html )

Note: Cai xin is called false pak choi (Brassica parachinensis ) in http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BRPA13
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The Nutritive Composition and Assessment of Cai Xin (Brassica Parachinensis)

Abstract:

The test showed that Cai Xin per 100g edible portion of contains:

energy 89kJ(21.19 kcal)

water 93.5g,

Ash 1.10g,

crude fiber 0.91g,

crude protein 2.15g,

Fat 0.69g,

Carbohydrate 1.65g,

VC52.16mg,

the total Flavonoids of 1.73mg / g,

rutin content was 0.14mg / g.

Cai Xin containing 14 kinds of mineral nutrients, with N, Ca the highest and Cd the lowset, especially P, Fe, Zn, Mn and other rich content of nutrients are 2 to 21 times higher than Apple, 2.5 to 14 higher than the tomato.

Cystine was not detected in Cai Xin, but with contains the other 17 amino acids, with glutamate the highest and tryptophan the lowest; total amino acid content of 275mg / g, essential amino acid content was 115.01mg / g, delicious amino acids (aspartic acid and glutamic acid) to 66.08mg / g.

In Cai Xin, saturated fatty acids were detected in 9 and 4 kinds of unsaturated fatty acids, did not check to linoleic acid, twenty-acid, acid and alkaloids round. up to 26.44% saturated fatty acids to palmitic acid, accounting for 17.81%; unsaturated fatty acids up to 73.58%, the linolenic acid-based , accounting for 61.35%.

Author : Yang Xian Guo Ju asked Liu Yutao

Orgnaisation: College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China

Journal: FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The volume (of): 2002, (9) 2002, (9)

Classification No.: R151.3

Keywords: Cai Xin Nutrients Nutrition Evaluation

Machine Standard Classification: S63 TH8

Machine Standard Key words:

South China specialty vegetables, Cai Xin nutritional content of unsaturated fatty acids, amino acid mineral nutrients glutamate aspartate carbohydrate total element content of rutin in round acid in twenty-acid determination results of total flavonoids linoleic acid, linolenic acid, alkaloids

Project Fund: Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province