
White turnip
- Availability
- Early August to end of February
Did you know that turnip isn’t rutabaga? The turnip has white flesh and a purple collar and its leaves are rough, whereas the flesh of the rutabaga is yellow and its leaves are smooth.
Did you know that turnip, which was traditionally used in peasant and farm cooking, has earned its letters of nobility and is now included in gourmet menus throughout the province?
Do you know the nutritional value of turnip?
Per 125ml (½ cup) of cooked vegetable:
Energy: 20kcal; Carbohydrates: 4g; Fibre: 2g (source of fibre)
Vitamin C: 15% of RDI (excellent source of Vitamin C)
6 Producers
Fermes GNC inc.
St-Lin
Lanaudière
Hervieux 2009 (Les Fermes)
St-Rémi
Montérégie
J.P.L. Maraîcher et fils inc.
St-Anselme
Chaudière-Appalaches
Jardins Bio-Forestiers enr. (Les)
Girardville
Saguenay-Lac St-Jean
Maraîchers L & L Inc. (Les)
St-Michel
Montérégie
Monchamp André et fils ltée (Les Fermes)
St-Michel
Montérégie