differences
- Cultivation, growth and harvest
- Health value and ingredients
- taste
- Spread and popularity
Cultivation, growth and harvest
Probably the biggest difference between green and white asparagus is the type of cultivation. Hobby gardeners prefer the green variant for their own bed because it is much easier to maintain. White asparagus grows underground and needs to be piled up. If the tip penetrates the earth, it is harvested immediately. You can safely let its green relative grow as soon as it sticks its head out of the ground. You will harvest it when the stalks are sufficiently long and strong.
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Health value and ingredients
In the true sense of the word, green asparagus is pale asparagus. The different color results from the sunlight, which the white asparagus does not get. Give it a try and don't pile up your white asparagus. On the surface of the earth it too will turn green. This is because the photosynthesis that starts forms the dye chlorophyll, which gives it its glowing green. At the same time, green asparagus forms more healthy ingredients in this way. The variety owns
- more provitamin A
- more vitamin C.
- more folic acid
- three times as much vitamin B.
taste
White asparagus is ideal for mild salads. However, green asparagus is characterized by its more intense and stronger taste.
Spread and popularity
Which asparagus variety you prefer is of course a matter of taste. According to surveys, however, the white variety ranks first on the popularity scale in Germany. The proportion of people who prefer to use green asparagus is even less than 10%. Nevertheless, gourmets in particular appreciate the stronger aroma. It is different in the USA. Americans prefer green asparagus. White asparagus is known to at least people there. In France, on the other hand, the third form is valued: here, purple asparagus is particularly common on the plate.
