The Rauke (Eruca sativa), also as Raukelkohl or Arugula admits, is a salad plant, which is common in South America in the Northern Hemisphere and. It is in the 1980-he 1980 in Germany particularly under its Italian name Rucola, also Ruccola, as salad plant again admits become, there in addition, already in the Middle Ages was cultivated and was considered as power means.

The admixture of Rauke in lettuce is particularly typical for the Toskana; here also the designation comes rucola (in other regions of Italy the Rauke is called also ruchetta or rughetta). The Rauke lends a fresh, spicy taste to the salad.

Because of its high content of nitrate Rauke should not be eaten in large quantities (according to data of the Federal institut for risk evaluation). According to analyses Rauke contains nitrate per kilogram of all measured samples over 5 gram in more than half. The maximally recommended nitrate quantity amounts to for 70 kg heavy humans however only 260 mg. With highly loaded Rucola the recommended daily amount is already reached with 19 gram salad - other sources of photograph such as drinking water and further food are not included into this value. Nitrate is converted in the body to krebserregendem nitrite. Energetic value 24 kcal/kJ 100

See also: List of the kitchen herbs and spices

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