Talk:Kohlrabi

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[edit] Moved

I moved the article from Kohl Rabi to Kohlrabi, because there are 68,300 Google "Kohlrabi" hits, but only 1,440 "Kohl Rabi"/"Kohl-rabi" hits. [googlefight] --Menchi 01:22, 18 Sep 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Age

I removed the statement that kohlrabi is 4000 years old, because I couldn't find a reference for it, but did find claims that it was only a few hundred years old, or dates to Roman times. It seems unclear, and perhaps not so important. — Pekinensis 02:00, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] little known?

"Kohlrabi is relatively popular in Continental diets, but little-known in the western hemisphere." - which continent? Secretlondon 20:52, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

I removed the statement. It seems quite possible to me that kohlrabi is more used in parts of Europe than in parts of North America, but it is an exaggeration at best and an oversimplification. I see it in the markets all the time and gardeners grow it around here (Oregon). -- WormRunner | Talk 23:20, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The articles on "rutabega" and "kohlrabi" seem to cover the same thing.

These should be "disambiguated," yes? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabega http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi

I don't know how to edit, so just wanted to point this out.

bruce

Btoman 16:50, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Well...no. The Rutabega is a brassica, turnip. The Kholrabi is a kale, cabbage. --Kaz 23:33, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SIX HUNRED WHOLE PEOPLE?!?!?!

/snicker

How sad could this be...their climax was a festival with 600 people.

I thought the self-annointed Cherry Capitol, Traverse City (abbreviated to "Travesty" by the locals) was pathetic enough...but the World Kohlrabi Capitol?

Bahahahahah.

--Kaz 23:31, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dietary advertisement

Quote from the article:

The low-calorie plant is high in dietary fibres and contains the dietary minerals selenium, folic acid, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and copper.
  • This should be a little bit more quantitative.
  • Folic acid and vitamin C are not minerals.
  • 100 g kohlrabi contain only 0.7 micrograms of selenium; the RDA is 55 micrograms per day.
  • 100 g kohlrabi contain 16 micrograms of folic acid; the RDA is 400 micrograms per day.
  • 100 g kohlrabi contain 19 mg of magnesium; daily requirement is 300 to 400 mg per day.

From the components I didn't mention 100 g kohlrabi contain at least 1/10 of the RDA. My data about the amounts contained is from the USDA food database. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Icek (talk • contribs) 00:25, 13 May 2007 (UTC).

I deleted the sentence and replaced it by a nutritional info box. The template told me that the value for potassium (350 mg/100 g) is also below 10 % RDA. Icek 00:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)