Scientific name: Brassica Oleraceavaracephala English name: Kale Family: Cruciferae Alias: Cabbage Cabbage Origin: It is a two-year-old herbaceous plant, originating from the Mediterranean Sea to Asia Minoria. It has a long cultivation history. It was widely cultivated in ancient Greece as early as 200 BC and is now grown in England, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. There is kale for viewing and kale for vegetables. China's introduction and cultivation history is not long, especially the ornamental kale is only a few years of planting, it is only distributed in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other large and medium-sized cities. Morphological characteristics: The kale plants are tall, with a plant height of 30-40 cm, a plant development degree of 60 cm, and a well-developed root system, distributed within a 30 cm deep plowing layer. The leaves are oblong in shape and the back of the leaves are covered with wax powder. The leaf edges are pinnately split and curl upwards to form folds. Growth habits: Kale likes cold and mild climate, cold-resistant, suitable temperature for growth is 20 °C ~ 25 °C, the suitable temperature for seed germination is 18 °C ~ 25 °C, seedling is more resistant to high temperature, winter cold, frost-resistant. Kale is a variant of Brassica oleracea belonging to Brassica oleracea. It is close to Cabbage Wild. Kale is light green to green and petiole is slightly longer than ornamental Kale. Due to different varieties, leaf color is slightly different. The curled pinnate leaves were harvested as vegetables. The feathery leaves are rich in nutrients. They are no less than broccoli in cabbage vegetables. Each hundred grams of young leaves contains 411 grams of crude protein, 06~08 grams of fat, 168 grams of reducing sugar, and 127 grams of neutral detergent fiber. Vitamin C153.6-220 mg, vitamin A3300-10000 international units, vitamin B10, 16 mg, vitamin B2026-032 mg, calcium 108 mg, phosphorus 86.6 mg, iron 166 mg. The color of kale is increasingly green after cooking, and European and American cuisines are often used to make salads with various colored vegetables. Garden application: Ornamental kale is different in variety, leaf color is rich and varied, leaf shape is not the same, leaf edges are purple, green, red, pink and other colors, leaves have yellow, green and other colors, the entire plant shaped like peony, so Ornamental kale is also vividly known as "leaf peony." It is mostly used for potted plants. Currently, Europe, America, and Japan will use some kale varieties for fresh cut flower sales. Kale prefers cool climate, extremely cold resistance, tolerable to many short-term frost, heat resistance is also strong, strong growth potential, easy cultivation, in the northern region of China can be used in the autumn, winter, early spring production of protected land to meet the annual supply In the season when cabbage cannot be supplied, it can still be listed to supplement the market gap. As a highly nutritious, easy-to-cultivate emerging vegetable, kale is very valuable for development and utilization. Food Ingredients,Food Additives Ingredients,Natural Sweetener Food Ingredients,Nutritional Food Ingredients Nanjing Sunshine Biotech Co., Ltd , http://www.sunshine-bio.com