Friday, 11 July 2014

10 Health Benefits Of Cucumber.





























 Cucumber

 Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.The cucumber is originally from Southern Asia, but now grows on most continents. Many different varieties are traded on the global market. It is a creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruits that are used as culinary vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and burpless.

Slicing cucumbers

Cucumbers grown to eat fresh are called slicing cucumbers. They are mainly eaten in the unripe green form, since the ripe yellow form normally becomes bitter and sour.Smaller slicing cucumbers can also be pickled.

Pickling cucumbers

Cucumbers can be pickled for flavor and longer shelf-life. Although any cucumber can be pickled.Compared to slicers, picklers tend to be shorter, thicker, less regularly shaped, and have bumpy skin with tiny white or black-dotted spines. They are never waxed. Color can vary from creamy yellow to pale or dark green

Burpless

Burpless cucumbers are sweeter and have a thinner skin than other varieties of cucumber, and are reputed to be easy to digest and to have a pleasant taste. They can grow as long as 2 feet (0.61 m). They are nearly seedless, and have a delicate skin. Most commonly grown in greenhouses.
Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.The cucumber is originally from Southern Asia, but now grows on most continents. Many different varieties are traded on the global market. It is a creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruits that are used as culinary vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and burpless.





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