Raddish - HS Code: 12099150
The radish is an edible root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae that was domesticated in Asia prior to Roman times. Radishes are grown and consumed throughout the world, being mostly eaten raw as a crunchy salad vegetable with bite.
There are numerous varieties, varying in size, flavour, colour, and length of time they take to mature. Radishes owe their sharp flavour to the various chemical compounds produced by the plants, including Glucosinolate, Myrosinase, and Isothiocyanate.
They are sometimes grown as companion plants and suffer from few pests and diseases. They germinate quickly and grow rapidly, common smaller varieties being ready for consumption within a month, while larger daikon varieties take several months.
Being easy to grow and quick to harvest, radishes are often planted by novice gardeners. Another use of radish is as a cover or catch crop in winter, or as a forage crop. Some radishes are grown for their seeds; others, like daikon, may be grown for oil production. Others are used for sprouting.
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Benefits:
▣ Radish are one of very low-calorie root vegetables. Fresh root provides just 16 calories per 100 grams. Nonetheless; they are an excellent source of antioxidants, electrolytes, minerals, vitamins, and dietary fibre. ▣ Radish, like other cruciferous and Brassica family vegetables, contains Isothiocyanate antioxidant compound called Sulforaphane. Studies suggest that Sulforaphane has proven role against prostate, breast, colon and ovarian cancers by its cancer-cell growth inhibition, and cytotoxic effects on cancer cells. ▣ Fresh roots are a good source of vitamin-C; provide about 15 mg or 25% of DRI of vitamin C per 100 g. Vitamin-C is a powerful water soluble antioxidant required by the body for synthesis of collagen. It helps the human body scavenge harmful free radicals, prevention from cancers, inflammation and help boost immunity. ▣ Also, radish contain adequate levels of Folates, vitamin B-6, riboflavin, Thiamin and minerals such as iron, magnesium, copper and calcium. ▣ Radish contain many phytochemicals like Indoles which are detoxifying agents and Zeaxanthin, lutein, and beta-carotene, which are flavonoid antioxidants. Their total antioxidant strength, measured regarding oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC value), is 1736 μmol TE/100 g.