Broccoli
A good source of vitamins
Broccoli
is a plant from the species: Brassica oleracea.
It is a vegetable similar to cauliflower and cabbage.
Broccoli has green flower heads and a stalk.
It comes from Italy and was introduced to England and the United States around 1800, and 1900,
and has become a well-liked food around the world. Purple cauliflower (violet cauliflower)
is also a type of broccoli grown in North America and Europe.
Broccoli is a good source of vitamins. It`s carbohydrates are mostly fibre and a variety of sugars.
Broccoli has many vitamins and minerals like Vitamin A, potassium, folic acid, and iron.
When it is not harvested in the right time, it will turn into a head of yellow flowers.
Spain, Mexico, India, China, and the United States are the largest producers of broccoli.
It is native to the Mediterranean. The plant was from a cabbage by a Mediterranean civilization called Etruscan.
Broccoli`s name comes from the word "broccolo" in Italian language and the Latin word "brachium".
It was developed from multiple crossbreeding.