Red cabbage has 10 times more
vitamin A than green cabbage.
1 cup of chopped red cabbage
has 56 percent of the recommended daily intake of this important vitamin. As an
antioxidant, vitamin C fights inflammation and protects cells from damage that
leads to chronic health conditions, such as heart disease.
One cup of chopped red
cabbage has 28 calories, .1 gram of fat and 1 gram of protein. You’ll get 2
grams of dietary fiber, which is 5 percent of the recommended daily intake for
men and 8 percent for women. Insoluble fiber from red cabbage prevents
constipation, lowers the risk of developing diverticular disease and helps
relieve the symptoms of some gastrointestinal conditions, such as irritable
bowel syndrome.
For
the mixing up
1 table spoon groundnut
oil
1 red chilli,
deseeded and finely chopped
1 table spoon soft
brown sugar, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste.
Method
Tip
the carrots, cabbage and onions into a bowl. Make the dressing by stirring the
ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved. Pour over salad, tossing
the vegetables in the dressing. Add the herbs, toss again, then scatter over
the peanuts.
In addition to delivering
oxygen to cells throughout your body, iron is part of a protein -- myoglobin --
that stores oxygen in your heart and skeletal muscles. Myoglobin ensures you
have enough oxygen to meet your muscle’s needs during exercise. Other proteins
and enzymes depend on the presence of iron to produce energy and synthesize
DNA. Your immune system needs iron for the development of cells that fight
viruses. Red cabbage has double the iron than green cabbage, providing 0.7
milligrams in 1 cup, compared to 0.4 milligrams in green cabbage. Women should
get 18 milligrams, but men only need 8 milligrams of iron daily.
