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Asparagus officinalis

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Gemüsespargel. Wildwachsender Spargel Blüten Früchte Spargelfeld bei Beelitz Spargelpflanze mit Wurzelballen Herbstliches Spargelfeld zwischen Bonn und Köln bei Sechtem Grünspargel wächst zur Gänze oberirdisch, verkaufsfertig Gemüsespargel oder Gemeiner Spargel (Asparagus officinalis) ist eine Art aus der Gattung Spargel (Asparagus), die ca. 220 Arten umfasst. In Deutschland überwiegt heutzutage der Verzehr von Bleichspargel, in englischsprachigen Ländern (so wie früher auch in Deutschland) der von Grünspargel. Die Heimat des Gemüsespargels sind die warmen und gemäßigten Regionen Süd- und Mitteleuropas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens, besonders an Flussufern.

Beschreibung[Bearbeiten] Verbreitungsgebiet[Bearbeiten] Vorläufer bzw. Geschichte[Bearbeiten] Mit den Römern und ihrer Kultur fand der Spargel vermutlich auch den Weg über die Alpen (in Trier wurde 1994 ein bleiernes Preisschild für Spargel aus dem 2. Trivialnamen[Bearbeiten] Sorten[Bearbeiten] Anfang des 20. Anbau[Bearbeiten] Ernte[Bearbeiten] Asparagus. Labour-intensive to grow, asparagus are the young shoots of a cultivated lily plant. They're considered to be one of the delicacies of the vegetable world, with a price tag to match, and have a distinct, intense savoury flavour.

Sprue is the term for young, very slender asparagus. While French asparagus is purple, the British and American varieties are green. In contrast, Spanish and much Dutch asparagus is white, as it's grown beneath the soil and cut just as the tips emerge. All types pack a nutritional punch, with high levels of vitamins A and C, potassium, iron and calcium, and they're also diuretic, giving urine an unmistakable aroma (which, curiously, not everyone can smell!). Availability Imports are available all year round, but the British stuff, which is reckoned by many to be the best, is available from May to July.

Choose the best The tips should be tightly furled and perky, rather than limp, and the shoots should be straight and firm. Prepare it Store it Cook it Alternatives. Folsäure: Die zehn Folsäure-reichsten Gemüsesorten. Asparagus - Healthy Recipes Wiki, a community passionate about healthy eating. About asparagus Edit Asparagus are the vegetable obtained from one species within the genus Asparagus, specifically the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis. It has been used from very early times as a culinary vegetable, owing to its delicate flavour and diuretic properties. There is a recipe for cooking asparagus in the oldest surviving book of recipes, Apicius's 3rd century CE De re coquinaria, Book III.

Unlike most vegetables, where the smaller and thinner are the more tender, thick asparagus stalks have more tender volume to the proportion of skin. Asparagus appears in markets as early as February, but the peak of this crop's season is in April and May. Asparagus is favorite vegetable to be created as soups. White asparagus White asparagus is cultivated by denying the plants light while they are being grown. Selection Choose firm yet tender stalks. Storage Preparation and Cooking Wash asparagus in cool running water. Asparagus. The fleshy green spears of asparagus are both succulent and tender and have been considered a delicacy since ancient times. This highly prized vegetable arrives with the coming of spring, when its shoots break through the soil and reach their 6-8 inch harvest length. In California the first crops are picked as early as February, however, their season generally is considered to run from April through May.

The growing season in the Midwest and East extends through July. What's New and Beneficial about Asparagus Recent research has underscored the value of careful storage and speedy consumption of fresh asparagus. Asparagus, cooked1.00 cup(180.00 grams) NutrientDRI/DV This chart graphically details the %DV that a serving of Asparagus provides for each of the nutrients of which it is a good, very good, or excellent source according to our Food Rating System. Health Benefits Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidant Benefits Digestive Support Heart Health and Blood Sugar Regulation Anti-Cancer Benefits.

Asparagus. Biology[edit] Asparagus shoot before becoming woody Asparagus is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 100–150 centimetres (39–59 in) tall, with stout stems with much-branched feathery foliage. The "leaves" are in fact needle-like cladodes (modified stems) in the axils of scale leaves; they are 6–32 mm (0.24–1.26 in) long and 1 mm (0.039 in) broad, and clustered 4–15 together. The root system is adventitious and the root type is fasciculated. The flowers are bell-shaped, greenish-white to yellowish, 4.5–6.5 mm (0.18–0.26 in) long, with six tepals partially fused together at the base; they are produced singly or in clusters of two or three in the junctions of the branchlets.

It is usually dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants, but sometimes hermaphrodite flowers are found. Plants native to the western coasts of Europe (from northern Spain north to Ireland, Great Britain, and northwest Germany) are treated as Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumort.) Asparagus officinalis. Asparagus officinalis [edit] Familia: Asparagaceae Subfamilia: Asparagoideae Genus: Asparagus Species: Asparagus officinalis Name[edit] Asparagus officinalis L. References[edit] Linnaeus, C. (1753). Vernacular names[edit] català: EspàrrecDeutsch: SpargelEnglish: Garden asparagusmagyar: SpárgaNordfriisk: Spargelpolski: Szparag lekarskiрусский: Спаржа лекарственная, Спаржа обыкновеннаяукраїнська: Спаржа中文: 蘆筍. Asparagus officinalis (Garden asparagus)