Kailan

• Also known as Chinese Broccoli, which is seldomly eaten raw. It is usually stir fired, or boiled. 

• Kailan is:

  • an excellent source of beta carotene (vitamin A) which is needed for healthy skin, bones, and eyes.

  • a fair source of vitamin C which helps ward off oxidative damage by free radicals in the body.

  • the word's best source of vitamin K which serve to freeze the blood by "activating" certain proteins and giving it the ability to bind calcium.

• Kailan contains a sequence of bile acids, which can lower cholesterol levels