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| Amazing Things You Should Know About Zucchinis |
This amazing vegetable is as versatile as veggies get, while also being an amazing source of minerals and vitamins you need.
You can eat them raw, cooked, steamed, baked – any possible way you like, and they still won’t lose any of their amazing nutrients.
As zucchinis have been ruling top of the veggie charts for year, you probably thought that you knew everything about them. Surprise, you were wrong!
Blossoms Are Edible
Zucchini is much like the tomato – it’s served as a vegetable, but it’s technically a fruit because it comes from a flower – a golden blossom that blooms under the leaves. Fun fact: you can eat the blossoms! Although they don’t sell them at grocery stores, you can buy zucchini blossoms at farmers’ markets.
Low In Calories
Next time you’re planning on serving a heavy meal, it would be a bad idea to pair it up with a light zucchini dish. This amazing veggie is incredibly low in calories, in fact, 1 cup of zucchinis has only 19 calories! That’s 50% lower than the same serving size of Brussels sprouts, or broccoli.
A Great Pasta Substitute
Have you ever hear about zoodles? You might want to check up on them before making your next noodle dish, because it might be the best decision you ever made! That’s right, you’re not limited to only adding zucchinis to your noodle dish – you can use them instead of pasta altogether!
A Friend To Your Heart
Packing a strong 295 milligrams per cup of potassium (which is 8% of your recommended daily value), zucchinis are one of your heart’s closest friends! Potassium helps control blood pressure, cuts down stroke risks, and also lowers your odds of developing heart disease.
They Come In Different Colors
Although most people imagine a green vegetable when they think of a zucchini, they actually come in different colors. This is important to know so you don’t confuse them with a different type of squash. The easiest way to tell a zucchini apart from some other vegetable is by looking at its shape. Zucchinis (of any color) look like a cylinder from end to end, while squashes and other similar vegetables have a tapered neck (either crooked or straight). Zucchinis come in all shades of green, yellow, golden, orange, and they’re mostly all speckled.
They Originate From Italy
It is thought that Italians have bred the modern zucchini as we know it from a squash they picked up in colonial America. In fact, zucchinis are often referred to as “Italian squash,” as “zucca” is the Italian word for squash. The summer squash, zucchini’s “grandparent,” dates back to Central and South America 5500 B.C. where it was a very important part in the regional diet. Also, if you find yourself in Europe by any chance, zucchinis may appear on the menu as “courgettes.”
They Can Grow Huge
The world’s largest (recorded) zucchini was 69 ½ inches long, while it weighed 65 lbs! This humongous veggie was grown in the UK, and it blew everyone’s mind. However, if you think that this zucchini was also the most flavorful one, you’re probably wrong. The most flavorful zucchinis are small- to medium-sized.
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