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what is the "spine" of romaine lettuce?
Posted by:
pineapple girl
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Date: January 30, 2008 04:41AM is it the middle white part that runs down the middle of each leaf?
is this what is making romaine lettuce so hard for me to digest now? just like raw cauliflower? does anyone ever remove this part (if this is the spine)? Re: what is the "spine" of romaine lettuce?
Posted by:
selenes512
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Date: January 30, 2008 05:40AM Yes the white part is the spine. The spine has the long, toupher fibers of the plant and may cause digestive discomfort for you, try cutting the bulk of it out and see how you feel. I do this sometimes myself. Keep in mind though that much of the romant leaf is this spine, so you might want to just go ahead and try a less fiberous lettuce if this is bothering you. Re: what is the "spine" of romaine lettuce?
Posted by:
Bryan
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Date: January 30, 2008 05:49AM If you are having difficulty with romaine, try iceberg. Its sweeter, juicier, and tastes better than romaine. Re: what is the "spine" of romaine lettuce?
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: January 30, 2008 12:18PM Yes. You are correct. Everyone is certainly correct. You can certainly remove the spine...the tougher parts of ANY vegetables or fruits that you eat....or eat softer fruits or vegetables that you LOVE.
-David Z. Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: what is the "spine" of romaine lettuce?
Posted by:
gorillawar
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Date: January 31, 2008 02:15AM Bryan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > If you are having difficulty with romaine, try > iceberg. Its sweeter, juicier, and tastes better > than romaine. Though one might be able to contend that iceberg has a higher water content, stating that it is sweeter or tastes better would be a personal opinion. I personally think romaine lettuce is the best. It's my favorite veggie. Re: what is the "spine" of romaine lettuce?
Posted by:
arugula
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Date: February 02, 2008 10:00PM The stalks have more collenchyma and sclerenchyma than parenchyma (the tissue part inleaves that performs most to all of the photosynthesis).
Collenchyma and sclerenchyma provide support and structure, have much thicker cell walls in their cells, and have more of the very tough fibrous carbohydrates that we call insoluble fibers. Schlerenchyma is dead at maturity. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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