The Field Guideby Moss & MarrowThe Field Guideby Moss & Marrow
Also called pak choi.
In the Netherlands, pak choi is in season June to October, at its best in July and August. November is outside the Dutch season for pak choi.
Pak choi is grown in Dutch fields and tunnels from June to October.
Firm white stalks and unblemished leaves.
Vitamin C, vitamin K, beta-carotene, folate and calcium, with a low oxalate content so the calcium is usable. About 95 percent water with potassium and calcium: hydration with electrolytes.
To get the most: Stir-fry or steam two to three minutes; it loses vitamin C fast if overcooked.
On our nutrient density chart, a normal serving of cooked pak choi (150 g) gives about half a day's vitamin K and about half a day's vitamin C, counting what your body absorbs. That puts it in the top 10% of the 244 foods we scored.
Content per NEVO, the Dutch food composition database. This describes what the food contains, not what it does for you.
Halve and steam or stir-fry for three minutes with garlic and ginger.
7 producers in The Field Guide sell pak choi, according to their own website or shop list, each checked against our inclusion criteria and listed by province. Another 172 growers passed our bar for this food group; we have not yet recorded what each of them grows, so ask them or search the map.
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