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Fri Apr 06 2001 at 22:53:10
Artichoke Facts:
All
commercial
ly grown artichokes grown in the
United States
are grown in
California
, with 75% of the
acreage
devoted to the
crop
located in
Monterey County
.
The artichoke is a
native
of the
Mediterranean
, being a
perennial
member of the
thistle
group of the
sunflower
family.
A fully grown artichoke
plant
reaches six feet in
diameter
and three to four
feet
in height.
The
edible
portion of the artichoke is actually the flower
bud
of the plant. If allowed to
flower
, the
blossom
s are a deep
violet-blue
and can reach seven
inch
es in diameter.
Peak artichoke
season
runs from
March
through
May
with a
subsidiary
peak reached in
October
. While nearly all artichokes are shipped to the
fresh market
, the best artichokes will be obtained during these peak times.
Artichokes are good sources of
Vitamin C
,
folate
, and
potassium
. They are
fat-free
, low in
sodium
, and a twelve-
ounce
artichoke contains only 25
calorie
s--less
guilt
for you if you dip the leaves in
mayonnaise
.
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