Description
🚚 The fastest delivery time: 2-day delivery.
🐝 Supplier / Origin : Fu Kam Dragon Fruit Organic Farm, Kwu Tung
🔖 Certification :
OFDC Certification (IFOAM Accredited) IFOAM認可 : OF-3105-852-2785 | HKORC Certification (IFOAM accredited) C10020
🌱 Manufacturer introduction : https://www.healthyexpress.hk/pages/farm-partners
It was established in 2007 and covers an area of approximately 500,000 sf. It also has a variety of organic vegetables and orchards. Therefore, from December to June of the following year, we can provide seasonal vegetables and fruits, such as strawberries, fennel, cherry tomato, corn... and dragon fruit, watermelon, lychee, longan, monk fruits and passion fruit from June to November In their current production period. Our products are healthy, high-quality and delicious choices!
🛍 Product Information :
Origin & Appearance
Native to East and South Asia and long cultivated in Japan (especially Okinawa, as handama), Taiwan and southern China. The plant is easily grown from cuttings and thrives in Hong Kong’s climate. Distinctive two-tone leaves (green above, purple below) come from anthocyanins; stems may also show reddish tones. Do not confuse it with red amaranth (紅莧菜), which belongs to a different family.
Flavor & Texture
Young leaves are tender with a mild, slightly piney or nutty note. When briefly cooked the texture becomes silky; overcooking can make it slightly mucilaginous (similar to okra). The purple pigment lightly tints the dish.
Nutrition (typical per 100 g fresh)
• Low calorie (~18–25 kcal)
• Iron ~4–6 mg
• Calcium ~120–140 mg
• High vitamin A / β-carotene (among the higher leafy greens)
• Potassium, magnesium, dietary fiber, vitamin C and anthocyanins
Plant iron absorption is improved when cooked with a little oil and vitamin C–rich foods. TCM describes it as sweet and cooling: used to cool blood, invigorate circulation, reduce swelling and support digestion.
Culinary Uses
• Classic: 麻油薑絲炒紅鳳菜 (sesame oil + ginger balances its cool nature and boosts carotenoid absorption)
• Light soups or egg-drop soups (add near the end)
• Quick garlic stir-fry
• Young leaves can be lightly blanched for salads
Best cooked briefly so color and nutrients stay intact.
Storage
Keep dry, loosely wrapped in the refrigerator. Use within 2–3 days; leaves wilt and darken if stored too long or wet.
Notes
The plant contains trace pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Ordinary meal-sized portions as part of a varied diet are widely regarded as acceptable; people with existing liver concerns or those planning very frequent large servings may wish to moderate intake. Cooking thoroughly is recommended.
Notes:
Since the quality of food depends entirely on personal feelings, it is very subjective. Whether a food feels healthy or not is affected by many factors, for example, chemically grown vegetables are generally very vigorous and lush, green color; Looks fresh and completely flawless; fresh pork and beef, the supplier will cast a lot of magic, even added clenbuterol, more lean meat can make consumers visually feel the meat is healthy and excellent. Due to this consumer perception, the industry is incentivised to continue using a wide variety of chemical materials, and we often hear that supermarket vegetables and fruits are beautiful and clean, and do not even need to be refrigerated. Do you agree that the impact is requested by the consumer?
Our organic vegetables as well as fruits are not applied with pesticides, hypochlorous acid water, ozone as well as preservatives, in addition, we reduce packaging, and organic vegetables are very prone to quality instability because of their natural growth. Flavor, mouthfeel as well as look will vary depending on delivery time, planting climate as well as harvest time, you may find that following each time you purchase may be completely different.
