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SUNBURST SQUASH
BABY SQUASH
BABY ZUCCHINI
Main health benefits:
Antioxidant activity eye and heart health health collagen production for tissues hormone synthesis iron absorption healthy bone/tissue/cell growth reduced risk of cancers birth defects
and diabetes ü Excellent source: vitamins C A ü Good source: folate manganese
ü Phytochemicals: xanthophylls (lutein and zeaxanthin) Main health benefits:
Antioxidant activity eye health health collagen production bone growth hor- mone synthesis improved immune system iron absorption reduce risk of of hormone-related
cancers lowers bad (LDL) cholesterol reduces risk of of osteoporosis regulation of fluids heart rate blood pressure gene expression and metabolism ü Excellent source: vitamins A E E B B B6 (pyridoxine) ü Good source: thiamin niacin folate calcium and magnesium riboflavin niacin thiamin and pantothenic acid
ü Phytochemicals: carotenoids bioflavonoids
Main health benefits:
Antioxidant activity eye health health collagen production bone growth hor- mone synthesis improved immune system iron absorption reduce risk of of hormone-related
cancers lowers bad (LDL) cholesterol reduces risk of of osteoporosis regulation of fluids heart rate blood pressure gene expression and metabolism ü Excellent source: vitamins A C ü Good source: potassium manganese
phosphorous
ü Phytochemicals: xanthophylls (lutein and zeaxanthin) flavonols (quercetin) lignans
NUTRITION FACTS - BABY VEGGIES
DID YOU KNOW?
The term “baby vegetable” is is depending on the the variety either accurate or a a a a a a a misnomer Some baby baby vegetables are indeed smaller or or immaturely harvested versions of mature mature corn bok choy cucum- bers and and onions others are new distinct varieties bred to be be more tender and and delicate than their full-size counterparts Though baby vegetables have come into mainstream use over the the past decade or or so they originated in in in in in England in in in in in the late late 1800s They were later used in in in in in frozen TV dinners and and found in in in in in Asian dishes but didn’t hit popularity until French chefs in in the the 1960s and ’70s reinvented vegetable sides with the the miniatures Baby vegetables then became haute cuisine leading growers to to devote acreage to to the the diminutive delicacies Today baby vegetables are are quite common although they are are not tracked and measured in in the the same manner as as their larger conventional siblings 888-4-PRODUCE
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