HOME COMPANY PRODUCTS CONTACT ENGLISH ARTICHOKE Home » Artichoke Artichoke The artichoke reaches 1.4 to 2 meters in height. It sprouts again from the vine every year, after winter, if the cold does not freeze it. It has a rosette of whole leaves until deeply segmented although less divided than those of the thistle and with few or no thorns. The leaves are light green on the upper side and on the underside they are covered by whitish fibrils that give them a pale appearance. Both the corner of the leaf and the main vein have very protruding longitudinal ribs. Cuando la planta entallece, echa un vástago más o menos alto, rollizo, pero también costilludo y asurcado con cada vez hojas más escasas y menos divididas a medida que estén más altas en dicho tallo. En su apex, y en algunas divisiones laterales, traen unas cabezuelas muy gruesas, las alcachofas, cubiertas de numerosas brácteas coriáceas, en la base de las cuales está lo tierno y comestible. Al florecer, endurecen mucho dichas brácteas y no se pueden aprovechar para comer, aunque no rematen en espinas como la de los cardos. Propiedades Tras el agua, el componente mayoritario de las alcachoferas son los hidratos de carbono, entre los que destaca la inulina y la fibra. Los minerales mayoritarios son el sodio, el potasio, el fósforo y el calcio; y entre las vitaminas destaca la presencia de las vitamina B1, vitamina B3 y pequeñas cantidades de vitamina C. Sin embargo, lo más destacable de su composición son una serie de sustancias que se encuentran en pequeña cantidad, pero dotadas de notables efectos fisiológicos positivos: Cinnarin: acidic substance with choleretic effect, that is, with the ability to increase bile secretion. Cynarin, in addition to being hydrocholeretic, is cholesterol-lowering, decreases the beta / alpha ratio of lipoproteins. It is also a diuretic, causing greater urine output. Sterols: with the ability to limit the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine. Production and commercialization JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL Certified product GLOBALGAP certified product, AAPPCC System, BRC Food and IFS Food Recipes with Artichokes - Sautéed Artichokes Recipe LADY OF ELCHE FRUITS We have been dedicated to the production and marketing of fruit and vegetable products for more than 25 years. All our products are marketed under the La Dama de Elche brand. PAGES home Company Contact Privacy Policy and Legal Notice Cookies policy WHERE WE ARE La Alcudia agri-food park. C / Santuario de la Luz nº7. 03290 Elche, Alicante. !We will wait for you HOW TO GET Lady of Elche Fruits @ 2014 | Design and development: We use our own and third-party cookies to analyze our services and show you advertising related to your preferences based on a profile prepared from your browsing habits (for example, pages visited). You can get more information and configure your preferencesMore information. Cookie Settings TO ACCEPT TO REFUSE