Swede

Swede

AKA: Rutabaga, Swedish turnip, neep, turnip, yellow turnip
Family: Brassicaceae

It is a bulbous root similar to turnip, containing a small amount of sugars and being a good source of fibre.

It is a large vegetable of yellowish pulp; according to the external colour of the skin there are green swedes and purple swedes. The only difference is the colour of the skin, since they have an identical nutritious value.

Yellow and purple swede

» Recipes with Swede

• French Soup

» Recipes with Swede

• French Soup


The Brassicaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: the mustard, the crucifers or the cabbage family

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   Order: Brassicales