Ilettuce yeBatavia (Lactuca sativa)

Njengoko sisazi, kukho iintlobo ezininzi zelettuce. Enye yeelethisi ezisetyenziswa kakhulu ngabemi ngokubanzi yile Ilettuce yeBatavia. Ikhuliswe ikakhulu emantla eSpain ngenxa yemozulu enemozulu epholileyo nenomswakama yendawo ethanda iimeko ezifunwa yile mifuno. Ngokwesiqhelo bafuna ukukhanya okuninzi kunye nemozulu emnandi ukuze baphumelele, kodwa banokuphila kancinci kwezinye iimeko ezibi ngakumbi. Ukuba ibango kakhulu, inokufumaneka kwimarike unyaka wonke. Kungenxa yokuba ziveliswa kwizindlu zokugcina izilwanyana.

Kule nqaku siza kukuxelela ngazo zonke iimpawu kunye neepropathi ezinayo ilettuce yeBatavia.

Iimpawu eziphambili

I-lettuce yamazambane yayinokukhula kancinci kancinci. Inyani yokuba kufuneka ikhule kwizindlu zokugcina ukutya kungenxa yokuba inokuhlengahlengiswa ngcono kwiimeko ozifunayo. Ukuba iletisi inazo zonke iimeko eziyimfuneko kuphuhliso lwayo, Siza kuba nakho ukukhawulezisa oku kukhula kancinci kwaye sigcine imveliso rhoqo.

Le lettuce inezinto ezithile ezenza yahluke kwezinye iindidi zeladusi efana neromaine okanye iceberg. Inezinto ezininzi eziluncedo kwezempilo, phakathi kwazo sifumana inani elifanelekileyo lezondlo.

Into yokuqala emileyo ngale lettuce kukubonakala kwayo. Singayichaza ilettuce yeBatavia ngokungathi ibijikelezo elijikelezileyo elinamagqabi agobileyo. Amagqabi awo ayabukeka kwaye umbala uxhomekeke kakhulu kwiintlobo zelethisi esiyinyangayo. Eyona nto iqhelekileyo kukuba iyahluka phakathi kombala oluhlaza kakhulu okanye ukukhanya okuluhlaza. Le lettuce idibanisa ngokulula. Nje ukuba inqunyulwe, iqala ukuyidibanisa ngendlela ekhawulezayo. Iyakwazi ukufikelela kwinqanaba apho ukubonakala kwayo kuguquka ngokupheleleyo kwi-lettuce enemibala emnyama.

Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zeeleta zeBatavia. Phakathi kwezi ntlobo sifumana kuzo i-floreal, i-triathlon, ithi, venice, boavista kunye ne-matinale, phakathi kwezinye. Uhlobo ngalunye lolu hlobo lwe lettuce lwahlukile kungekuphela nje ngokubonakala, kodwa nakwixesha apho kufuneka ikhule khona, ubume bamagqabi kunye nencasa.

Iindidi ezahlukeneyo zeBatavia lettuce

I-lettuce yeBatavia ine-flavour engathathi hlangothi kwaye ibonisa iintlobo ezahlukeneyo phakathi kwelethisi ebomvu kunye neeladisi eluhlaza. Siyabulela kula mahluko, sinokukhetha kwaye sithenge iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeLatvia lettuce efanelekileyo ngokufanelekileyo incasa yethu. Kuxhomekeke kuhlobo lweresiphi esiza kuyenza, uhlobo lobume, iimpawu okanye incasa inokusisebenzela.

Ezona ntlobo zimbini zixhaphakileyo zale mifuno zibomvu kwaye ziluhlaza iBatavia lettuce. Siza kukuxelela ezona mpawu ziphambili kulowo nalowo kubo:

• Ilettuce ebomvu yeBatavia: Yindidi eyahlukileyo, njengoko igama layo lisitsho, inombala obomvu. Ikwaziwa kananjalo ngegama le-lettuce yegqabi lom-oki. Kukho ezinye zeesampulu esinokuthi siqaphele ukuba amagqabi azalwe eluhlaza, kodwa njengoko ekhula, aqala ukujika abe bomvu kwiingcebiso zamagqabi. Kuninzi lwale mifuno kukho umbala obomvu kakhulu kwasekuqaleni. Ikhuliswa kwasekuqaleni enyakeni kwaye inokubonwa ngokulula ngeliso lenyama kuba imile ngathi iyisipha samagqabi agobileyo kunye namenyezelayo. Inencasa emnandi kwaye ikhule ngoFebruwari.
• Isaladi yeBatavia eluhlaza: Le lettuce ibonakaliswa ikakhulu ngokuba nebhlowu elityheli. Iyalinywa unyaka wonke njengoko inamandla amakhulu okukhula. Ikhula kakhulu kwiinyanga ezintandathu zokuqala zonyaka. Phakathi kweempawu zayo sifumana ixabiso eliphezulu kwifayibha, iiminerali kunye neevithamini, phakathi kwazo ivithamin A kunye nevithamin C. Ikwanazo nezimbiwa ezifana nentsimbi, ubhedu, i-potassium, ikhalsiyam nee-antioxidants ezahlukeneyo.

Iipropathi zeBatavia lettuce

Siza kuhlalutya iipropathi ezahlukeneyo le lettuce kufuneka ikwazi kakuhle ngakumbi. Le mifuno ineempawu ezahlukileyo ezenza ukuba ikhetheke ngakumbi kunezinye iletesi esinokuzifumana kwiimarike. Makhe sibone ukuba zintoni:

• Isixa esikhulu samanzi. Ngaphezulu kwama-95% elettuce ngamanzi. Oku kuyakusinceda ukuze inkunkuma yomzimba icocwe ikhutshwe ngezintso, ukongeza ekuthatheni inxaxheba ekwenziweni kweeseli ezintsha.
• Antioxidant amandla. Ngokuqulatha isixa esikhulu kunye neevithamini ezahlukeneyo, iba ngumthombo obalulekileyo wee-antioxidants zomzimba.
• Umxholo ophezulu wevithamini K. Le vithamini isetyenziselwa ikakhulu ukujiya kwegazi kunye nokuvelisa iiseli ezibomvu zegazi. Amagqabi anombala oluhlaza ngawona anoxinaniso oluphezulu lwale vithamini.
• Ityebile kwi-folic acid. I-folic acid yi-vitamin B9 kwaye ibalulekile ekuthinteleni i-anemia. Oku kuyenza inomdla xa kubandakanya oku kutya kwizidlo, ngakumbi abasetyhini abakhulelweyo, kuba banceda ukugcina amanqanaba afanelekileyo e-iron emzimbeni kwaye bayabandakanyeka ekubunjweni kwenkqubo yeemvakalelo yemveku engekazalwa.
• Uphezulu kwi-vitamin A. Le vithamini inceda ukuphucula impilo yombono wethu. Ukongeza, iyasikhusela kusulelo oluthile kwaye inyuse imveliso yee-antibodies.

Izibonelelo zeLettuce yeBatavia

Nje ukuba sazi zonke iipropathi zale letisi, sinokubona ukuba kwizibonelelo esiza kuzifumana kusetyenziso oluqhelekileyo lokutya kwethu. Into yokuqala neyona ibalulekileyo kukuba iyasinceda sinciphise iikhalori esizizisayo kwimihla yethu. Ukuba kukutya okuxineneyo kwekhalori kakhulu kusinceda siziva satiated (ngenxa yemali ephezulu yefayibha) ngaphandle kokwazisa iikhalori ezininzi. Ukuba ucinga ngokuvelisa intsilelo yeekhalori ukunciphisa amafutha emzimbeni, iBatavia lettuce kukutya okunomdla kakhulu ukwazisa kwindlela otya ngayo.

Isinceda siphumle. Le lettuce nayo ineempawu zokuphumla. Ngamagqabi ayo sinokwenza ukumiliselwa ngaphambi kokuba silale okunokusinceda silale. Ikwasinceda ekuthinteleni ukuguga ngaphambi kwexesha kwaye ingumthombo olungileyo wezondlo kubafazi abakhulelweyo.

Ndiyathemba ukuba ngolu lwazi ungafunda ngakumbi nge-lettuce yaseBatavia.