Health Benefits of Asparagus
Ms H
In this sunny warm May one of the seasonal vegetables is
asparagus. You can get fresh asparagus from the local market or it can be
picked from the local farm. In either ways you can provide fresh healthy
organic vegetables on your plate. Asparagus officially a flowering perennial plant
is a spring vegetable.
Nutritional values of asparagus:
It is a very good source of dietary fibre, protein, minerals:
potassium, zinc, iron, vitamins: vitamin K, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2,
vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E and pantothenic acid.
Health benefits:
It is a rich source of glutathione, a detoxifying compound
that helps to break down carcinogens and free radicals, so it may help protect
against and fight certain forms of cancer, such as breast, larynx, bone and
lung cancers.
Its antioxidants help to slow the ageing process and to neutralise
cell damaging free- radicals. Asparagus may help our brains to fight cognitive
decline. It holds amino-acid asparagine, which serves as a natural diuretic.
