Health Benefits of Radish

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Radish is a vegetable with thin white skin and white flesh, this vegetable can be eaten raw ( appetizer and salads) or cooked (ingredient to soup dishes). To retain the freshness and crunchiness of this vegetable it is advised to soak it in a cold water. Radish is rich in vitamin C.


white china radish
white china radish

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Nutritive Values : Per 100 gm.

  • Vitamin A : 30 I.U.
  • Vitamin B : Thiamine .03 mg.;
  • Vitamin C : 24 mg.
  • Calcium : 37 mg.
  • Iron : 1.0 mg
  • Phosphorus : 31 mg.
  • Potassium : 130 mg.
  • Carbohydrates : 4.2 gm.
  • Protein : 1.2 gm.
  • Calories : 20

Health Benefits of Radish :

  1. Beneficial for the teeth, gums, nerves, hair and nails.
  2. Stimulate appetite.
  3. Relieve nervous exhaustion.
  4. Respiratory problems
  5. Digestive problems
  6. Relieves constipation
  7. Runny nose
  8. Helps to reduce overweight or obesity and dissolves gall stones.
  9. Helpful in cases of tuberculosis.
  10. Radish also has a mild diuretic effect, increasing the production of urine by the kidneys.
  11. Good for diabetics just like cucumber and bitter gourd.

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melanie  says:
16 months ago

thank you very much for this info. i am very interested in health benefit of different foods.

kathie  says:
12 months ago

Hey, thank you very much for your helpful information. I would like to know more about health benefits of fruits and vegetable in the body

Nicanor C. Jimenez  says:
5 months ago

Thanks a lot for the inputs! I love them very much - very useful to everyone!

neon  says:
5 months ago

thank you for your informations

dinesh  says:
4 months ago

really very good informations. good to know this is also helpful for diabetic.

thanks

JJ  says:
2 weeks ago

Thanks very much for the service you are doing. I appreciate it.

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