Is asparagus a bergamot seedling?

Chinese vegetables can be said to be strange, and there is a kind of asparagus in the south. So what on earth is asparagus? Is asparagus a bergamot seedling?

Is asparagus a bergamot seedling?

The real asparagus is actually a marine vegetable, it is the algae of Gracilaria, also known as willow, asparagus and unicorn, but the folk bergamot seedlings and asparagus are also called asparagus. Because the tender stem of this vegetable is similar to dragon beard, it is called asparagus, and in some places it is also called Nostoc flagelliforme or Nostoc flagelliforme.

The function of asparagus

Asparagus was originally the main raw material for Agar production and processing. Agar, also known as cabbage, frozen powder, swallow essence and foreign powder, is recognized as a safe food additive by American Food and Drug Administration regulations, and is an important raw material in beverage and food industry. it is widely used in the manufacture of Tremella bird's nest, eight-treasure porridge, granulated orange, all kinds of beverages, jelly, ice cream, pastries, cold food and so on.

Asparagus, especially in medicine, has the functions of warming stomach, wide chest, diuresis and kidney. Often eat asparagus, has the treatment of heart disease, high blood pressure, vascular sclerosis and anti-cancer effect.

Per hundred grams of fresh asparagus contains 1.4g protein, carotene for 220mg, vitamin B1 for 0.01mg, nicotinic acid for 0.9mg, vitamin C for 2mg, which is very suitable for the elderly and young children.

Distribution range

It is cultivated in China's coastal areas and Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, western Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi (south-central) and Gansu (southeast). It is also distributed in Japan, Korea and Siberia of the Soviet Union.