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FOOD FACTS

Vegetables

Radishes

Radishes

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Introduction

Varieties

Packaged in plastic - Belle Glade, Fuego, Red Cheriette, Champion and Cherry Belle.

Jumbo varieties - Champion, Red Crunchy, Scarlet Globe Special and (white) Snow Belle.

For sale in bunches - Revoso, Saxafire, Red Baron and Galahad.


Nutrition

A good source of Vitamin C. Ten small radishes equal 8 calories.


History

For thousands of years, radishes have been seen as an appetite stimulant. The Roman poet Horace said they were a vegetable "to excite the languid stomach." Ben Jonson, a contemporary of Shakespeare, suggested they be eaten before tasting wine.

Today, radish "festivals" are held in countries as diverse as England and Mexico. And they're enjoyed in Russia, China, India, the Middle East and throughout Europe and North America.