Healthy Food Database

Daikon
Daikon is otherwise known as a Japanese radish. In Chinese medicine, it is considered a fat burner. A large, white vegetable with green stalks that is harvested at around 2kg. They have a pleasant, sweet and zesty flavour with a mild bite and similar texture to red radish.
Category: Vegetable
In Season: all year
To Buy:
Buy from Asian supermarkets or good greengrocers.
To Store:
Daikon will store in plastic bags in the crisper section of the fridge for up to 1 week. Choose those that are firm and unwrinkled.
Tips & Tricks:
Cooking Tips:
Daikon radishes are used raw in salads, pickled, shredded as a garnish or cooked in stir-fries.

Nutrition per 1 Unit:

Weight (grams):
100
Carbohydrates, g:
2.6
Fat (g):
3.0
Monosaturated Fat , g:
1.2
Folic Acid:
Amines:
Negligible
Glutamates:
n/a
Energy (kJ):
176
Protein (g):
0.6
Saturated Fat, g :
0.7
Vitamin C:
Sodium:
Salicylates:
Very high

Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*

Cold and Flus
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* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.

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