Korean breeder Asia Seed introduces purple vegetables

There are tons of Japanese green leafy vegetables for salad in the world, but there are very limited varieties for different colors.

Asia Seed in Korea has bred and released special purple colored ones for the Japanese green baby-leaf and fresh market. There are about 33 varieties in the breeding program. Asia Seed breeders are striving to develop darker purple and red colored ones for their health benefits.

The pigments of plants consist of chrorophyll, carotene, antocyanin, and xanthophyll. Most special colors, especially carotene & antocyanin, contain a great amount of antioxidant and anti-carcinogen, helping with main functions of the human body.

According to one of the breeders at Asia Seed, Mr. Yoon Soo Nam, purple varieties will bring an evolved concept to the world vegetable market. Salad and snack vegetables will be marketed under the concept “Take-out Purples” like a to-go coffee.

Furthermore, Asia Seed introduces the newly-bred Korean traditional radish, “Sweet baby,” “Bora King,” and “Bora Nam.” Sweet Baby, the purple colored radish, has been selected as All-America-Selection (AAS) award with Red Kingdom, a purple colored leaf.

For more information:
www.asiaseed.kr