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Shallots Nutrition: Nutritional Value
Shallots are a great health benefit
as they are a rich source
of nutrients and vitamins which are essential for good
health, vitality and nutrition. Many people prefer Shallots
to onions as they taste milder and
delicious, particularly if they are grilled, roast,
baked, fried, blanched, caramelized, pickled or boiled Shallots.
Over cooking this vegetable will mean losing some of
the Shallots health benefits, vitamins and nutrients,
so it is important to use the right cooking method and
not to over cook the vegetable.
Shallots Nutrition: Health Benefits,
Vitamins and Nutrition
Shallots provide our bodies with
excellent health benefits as they are very good for the
blood and help the body to fight against heart disease.
This is a healthy vegetable as it belongs to the onion
family and the allium family. These types of vegetables
benefit the body with essentials
vitamins and nutrients such as vitamin B & C, as
well as calcium, iron and potassium. A anticoagulant
known as Cycloallin is also contained within Shallots and
this is what helps to protect our bodies and health
against heart disease. The Shallot vegetable helps to
strengthen the immune system which is very beneficial to
our health as it helps us to fight against everyday
colds and flu, as well as other illnesses and more major health
conditions and diseases.
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Shallots Nutrition: Facts and
Health Benefits
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It is a fact that Shallots are very distinctive as
they have an unusual
smell. This odor is caused by pungent acids beneath
the plants' skin / leaves
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There are a
few varieties of Shallot which are known by
different names including the Banana Shallot, Green
Shallot, French Grey Shallot or Griselle Genus
Allium Oschaninii, Pink Shallot or Jersey Shallot
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There are
many different ways to cook Shallots which include -
grilling, roasting, baking, frying, blanching,
caramelizing, pickling, sweating and boiling.
Shallots are a great onion substitute!
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Shallots Nutrition Calories, Vitamins and Nutritional
Information
Shallots
are low in calories, and they are good, healthy vegetable
with lots of beneficial nutrients. The amount of calories
in a Shallot depends on the way that the
vegetable is cooked, for example, if the Shallots is
baked, grilled, roasted, steamed or boiled. The
following calorie guide can be used to calculate the
amount of calories in Shallots.
There are approximately 19 calories in 100 grams of
boiled Shallots |
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Shallots Nutrition: What are Shallots
Health Benefits, Vitamins and Nutrition
Shallots belong to the onion family and are
sometimes confused with baby onions but are in fact
a completely separate member of the onion family.
Most onions have a very strong, pungent taste and
smell. However, the shallot is quite a different
vegetable and makes a very good onion substitute.
This is because the shallot has a milder and more
refined flavor but still has a distinctive taste. If
you are deciding whether to cook with shallots or
onion, often you will find that if a recipe states
that just a little onion is needed, then the shallot
will be an excellent substitute.
Shallots Nutrition: The Allium
Family
Health Benefits, Vitamins and Nutrition
Shallots, like the onion, belongs to the Allium family. Other
vegetables / edible eating plants that also belong
to the Allium family, alongside Shallots include
garlic, chives and leeks, all of which are provide
many benefits to our health.
Shallots Nutrition: Storage to retain Nutrition
Shallot
storage - this particular vegetable can be stored for a
number of months in a cool dry place before eating.
Shallots Nutrition: Substitutes Onion Well and Excellent for Making Sauces
Shallots are excellent for making
sauces as they are easily dissolvable into liquids which
makes this vegetable tasty and preferable to use.
Shallots were credited by the Romans many years ago and
they too favored them in sauces. There are many different cooking
methods for Shallots including boiling, frying, roasting,
baking, saut�ing, *sweating and caramelising.
* Sweating is a cooking method
where the Shallots are fried in a little fat with the
lid on.
Shallots Nutrition: Varieties and Types
There are a few varieties of Shallot which are known by
different names including the Banana Shallot which is
the largest sized shallot, Green Shallot, French Grey
Shallot or Griselle Genus Allium Oschaninii, Pink
Shallot or Jersey Shallot. |
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Shallots Nutrition: Small in size and
have golden, copper colored skin, otherwise known as
outer leaves. This vegetable is grown in tight clusters
which means that often there are two or three grouped
together at the root so when the shallot is broken open,
there will often be more than one shallot inside. Just
like onions, shallots have to be peeled in the same way
in preparation for eating.
Shallots Nutrition: fine in flavor and
offer a wonderful but equally as healthy, alternative
substitute to onions. There are different varieties of
this slender vegetable, however, often there will be
just one variety available in the supermarket. The
shallot varieties may differ in size or color but the
delightful taste is never compromised! |
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Health
experts and nutritionists believe that a well-balanced
diet that includes at least five portions of fruit and
vegetables per day will help to considerably improve our
lifestyles and ultimately extend our lives |
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