Radish nutrition facts
Radish is one of the nutritious root-vegetables featured in both raw salads as well as in main recipes. This widely used root vegetable belongs to the family of Brassica. In Chinese culture, radish along with cabbage and soybean curd (tofu) has been believed as healthful and sustenance food. A popular Chinese proverb goes like this, "eating pungent radish and drinking hot tea, let the starved doctors beg on their knees."
The vegetable is thought to have originated in the mainland China centuries ago and today, it is one of the widely cultivated crop throughout the world. Botanical name: Raphanus sativus.