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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 563

Q563

Flavour in cabbage leaves is due to the glycoside

A.
Erucic acid
B.
Sinigrin
Answer
C.
Oleoresin
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Flavour in cabbage leaves is due to the glycoside Sinigrin.
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata) is a small, leafy biennial producing a compact globular mass of smooth or crinkled leaves wrapped over each other known as head. The outer leaves are generally larger than the inner.
Flavour in cabbage leaves is due to the glycoside sinigrin. Cabbage contains goitrogens which cause enlargement of thyroid glands.
The major cabbage-producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Karnataka.