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Green Olives are Good Sources of Copper

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This theme is difficult for me. Copper is everywhere, from the food, the electrical wirings, in automobiles, architectural structures, plumbing, computer chips and even in coins. But even if I have these photos, it was difficult to describe how copper was infused.

Ang temang ito ay mahirap para sa akin. Ang tanso ay ginagamit sa maraming bagay, meron sa pagkain, sa pagdaloy ng kuryente, sa mga gusali, sa daluyan ng tubig (tama ba ang term ko?) sa computer chips at pati sa mga barya. Meron naman akong mga larawan nito kaya lang parang mahirap sabihin kung paano ginamit ang tanso sa mga ito.

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Green olives are good sources of copper, click here to read.

Ang green olives daw ay mainam na napagkukunan ng copper.  Dito ito mababasa.

In my research about copper, I have found out that copper is one of the friendliest metals around. It is good for defense against germs so bacteria growth is inhibited. It is used in doorknobs and other push panels that are both touched by hands which can be the source of germs.

Sa aking pananaliksik ng tungkol sa tanso, nabasa ko na ito pala ay isa sa mga hindi matatapang na bakal. Sa katunayan, ito ay magaling na panlaban sa dating host ng That’s Entertainment mga mikrobyo para hindi na lumago at dumami ang bakterya ng pinanggagalingan ng sakit. Ginagamit ito sa mga door knobs at iba pang bagay na tinutulak, na nahahawakan ng kamay na siyang kinapapitan ng mikrobyo.

For more information about copper, go to Copper.org.

Para sa karagdagan kaalaman tungkol sa tanso, maraming mababasa dito sa Copper.org.

Yacon, Apple of the Earth

Last Sunday, when we went to Market One Sunday Market, I chanced upon some root crops being sold. I thought it was “kamoteng kahoy” or cassava and I thought about buying several pieces. The salesperson told me it is in fact yacon. And I asked what it was again. She told me it is called yacon and it is good for those who are likely to suffer diabetes.

Hmm…I have heard about this a few months back from a student’s mom who buys the same root crop in the same place.

I asked the salesperson what it tastes like and she said it tastes like “singkamas” or what is erroneously referred to as turnips. Singkamas is in fact called jicama (pachyrhizus erosus). I got curious since I love munching on this singkamas.

I got one piece only. It was a bit expensive, compared to singkamas which can be bought for PhP25.00 for a bunch of 5-6 pieces. The one piece I got was PhP40.00(almost USD1.00).

I peeled the yacon around noon today. And took photos of the sliced flesh.

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After a while, I noticed that the flesh discolored. I didn’t know that discoloration happens the flesh has been exposed to air, like apples and eggplants.

I tasted one piece and it tasted good. Sweetish, like a part apple, a part jicama and a part pear. So that is why it is also called the Apple of the Earth. It is also dubbed as the Healing Crop.

I didn’t want to eat it as it is so I thought about making a salad and putting some pieces which I sliced in strips. This was what I got:

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Click here to read about more about this root crop called yacon.