You might be thinking it a new veggie but it is not true. People have been using it since old times. Initially people used to acknowledged it as a treatment to purify blood and insomnia. People in Italy eat it with great relish by mixing it with olive oil. Americans like to eat it in raw form and they add it in salads. Its roots can be mixed with coffee provided by they have grown correctly. You may add it with pasta, it will not be a bad option indeed.
Growing it, is not difficult and best growing season is spring and fall. When you plant it, watering it but avoid deep watering. Anyhow watering it depends on soil type but irregular watering pattern will add bitter taste to the leaves. It gets mature in 3 months and has to be picked while getting maturity. If you take too long to pick it, it will be more bitter.
Radicchio Nutritional Value, Data, Information, Content, Label, List and Benefits
Measure 125ml
Weight 21g
Energy 5kcal
Energy 20kj
Protein tr g
Carbohydrate 1 g
Total Sugar tr g
Total Dietary Fiber 0.2g
Total Fat tr g
Calcium 4mg
Iron 0.1mg
Sodium 5mg
Potassium 64mg
Magnesium 3mg
Phosphorus 8mg
Vitamin A tr RAE
Beta-carotene 3mcg
Lycopene 0mcg
Folate 13DFE
Vitamin C 2mg
Vitamin B12 0 mcg