Italian Fresh organic Jerusalem artichokes for sale online
The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), known as Topinambour, is a plant belonging to the family of Sunflowers. Its flowers are in fact a warm yellow on, but smaller and do not produce the classic sunflower seeds. The propagation of topinambour is for tubers.
The Jerusalem artichokes that grow in La Casetta are the Bordeaux varieties with reddish skin, white flesh tastes similar to artichokes.
Thanks to the content of inulin plant is very suitable and indicated in the diet of people with diabetes as inulin works as a store of carbohydrates (for starch) regardless of insulin. The tuber is also rich in mineral salts and in particular potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron as well as of selenium and zinc. The Jerusalem artichoke is famous because, in folk medicine, it is thought that it would be able to reduce cholesterol and to stabilize the concentration of sugar in the blood.
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Certified from organic agriculture
On plastic bag: gr. 500
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