Celery

Celery is a vegetable belonging to the family Apiaceae and is native to the Mediterranean. Celery has a long green stem with striae from which leaves of the same color grow because of the presence of chlorophyll.

Celery contains fiber, vegetable protein, antioxidants like flavonoids, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, C, minerals such as potassium, sodium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium and calcium and essential oils. These nutrients confer on the celery antiviral, diuretic, anticancer, vasodilator, anti-inflammatory, depurative, antibacterial, hypoglycemic.