Is dandelion a bitter vegetable?

In daily life, Sophora frutescens and dandelion look similar, so in daily life, some people may easily eat these two ingredients as a kind of food. So, is dandelion a bitter herb?

Is dandelion a bitter herb?

Dandelion is not sowthistle, it belongs to two kinds of ingredients, some people may not be able to separate them in appearance, but they are very different in terms of edible value or way of eating. so you need to pay attention to buying or eating sowthistle and dandelion in daily life.

2. What's the difference between dandelion and sowthistle?

We can distinguish Sophora alopecuroides and dandelion from leaves, flowers and ingredients.

1. Leaf shape

The leaves of Sophora alopecuroides are flat or pointed at the top, with coarsely serrated edges, dark green on the front and light green on the back, and there is no fluff cover on the surface.

The leaf tip of dandelion is blunt or extremely pointed, the leaf edge is corrugated, and the leaf tip lobe of dandelion is relatively large, usually in the shape of triangular or triangular halberd.

2. Flower color

Sophora flavescens: the involucre of Sophora flavescens is linear, very small; bracts are also very small; so the whole flower is also small. The Corolla is bell-shaped and yellow.

Dandelion: the overall color of the flower is white. The involucre of the flower is bell-shaped and light green as a whole; there are 2 to 3 layers of bracts. 3. The composition is different

The young seedlings of Sophora alopecuroides contain protein, fat, crude fiber, sugars, carotene, vitamins and so on.

Dandelion contains self-alcohol, mannitol, wax alcohol, choline, tartaric acid and other ingredients.