How to cook purple vegetables
In the past 10 days, the discussion about purple vegetables has been very hot all over the Internet, especially the creative methods of purple cabbage, purple potatoes, purple corn and other ingredients have become hot topics. This article will combine the latest hot topics to sort out the popular practices and nutritional value of purple vegetables for you.
1. Ranking of popular purple vegetables on the Internet (last 10 days)

| Ranking | Ingredient name | search index | Popular practices |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purple cabbage | 985,000 | Cold Shredded Purple Cabbage |
| 2 | purple sweet potato | 872,000 | Purple potato cheesecake |
| 3 | purple corn | 654,000 | Purple Corn Soup |
| 4 | perilla | 531,000 | Perilla BBQ Roll |
| 5 | purple onion | 428,000 | Purple Onion Salad |
2. Recommended recipes for popular purple vegetables
1. Internet celebrity purple cabbage salad
Ingredients: 200g purple cabbage, 1 apple, 30g walnut kernels, 15ml honey
Method: ① Shred the purple cabbage and chill for 10 minutes ② Cut the apple into thin slices ③ Mix and pour honey over it and sprinkle with chopped walnuts
2. Purple sweet potato cheese cake (popular on Douyin)
Ingredients: 300g purple sweet potato, 100g mozzarella cheese, 2 pieces of hand-made pie crust
Method: ① Steam purple sweet potato and press into puree ② Wrap in cheese and roll into balls ③ Wrap in pancake skin with your hands and fry until golden
3. Comparison of nutritional value of purple vegetables
| vegetable name | Anthocyanin content | Main functions | Best way to eat |
|---|---|---|---|
| purple cabbage | 45mg/100g | Antioxidant, eye protection | Raw food/quick stir-fry |
| purple sweet potato | 32mg/100g | Improve intestinal tract | Steam/Bake |
| purple corn | 28mg/100g | lower blood pressure | Make soup/juice |
| perilla | 15mg/100g | Relieves surface and dispels cold | for spices |
4. Cooking Tips
1.Key to color retention: Purple vegetables turn red when exposed to acid. You can add a small amount of baking soda to maintain the bright purple color.
2.Tool selection: Cutting with a ceramic knife reduces oxidation
3.latest trends: The "Double Purple Drink" with purple cabbage and butterfly pea flowers is becoming popular in Xiaohongshu
5. Things to note
1. Purple vegetables are generally cool in nature. People with spleen and stomach deficiency are recommended to cook them with ginger and garlic.
2. Purple sweet potato contains high starch, so diabetic patients need to control their intake.
3. Recent hot searches show that eating purple vegetables and dairy products together can increase the absorption rate of anthocyanins by 30%.
According to the latest food platform data, content with the #purplecuisine label has been read more than 20 million times in the past 10 days, among which purple sweet potato desserts and purple cabbage snacks are the most popular among young people. It is recommended to try combining purple vegetables with seasonal fruits (such as blueberries and blackberries) to create a healthier meal with more visual impact.
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