A well known Jewish old-fashioned medicine is chicken soup that is seen on our dinner table almost every holiday. And why is chicken soup considered to be so healthy? Thanks to the parsley that is cooked in it! Parsley is rich in vitamin A, B and C, calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium or in other words – it has a very high nutritive value. Parsley is considered to be the most common growing herb in the world and it is an important addition to almost any dish, in cooking as well as garnishing.
It's been said that…
In the Jewish Passover dinner plate, parsley stars as a symbol of spring, renewal and freshness. That same refreshing quality was used also in ancient Greek and Rome, where they used to chew parsley at the end of the meal to freshen up their mouths and neutralize strong odors. The Greeks would place wreaths on the heads of contest winners, in which parsley was always a part of. Parsley is considered a defender from evil and that is the origin of the custom of using it as garnish on plates.
In the past they used to put parsley on food plates to protect food from contamination and its leaves were put into baths to purify and get rid of bad luck. Parsley purifies the body as well – helps the lungs, liver, thyroid gland and the urinary tract.
Nutritive value – 100 gram
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Calorific value |
113 kcal |
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Protein |
1.7 gram |
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Carbohydrate |
6.4 gram |
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Cholesterol |
0 mg |
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Fat |
9.0 gram |
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Saturated fat |
1.2 gram |
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Sodium |
363 mg |
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