Kohlrabi
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Toria Dawn
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Kohlrabi
I got a bunch of kohlrabi and I was wondering if anyone knew if I could feed this to my skink? I don't even know what this vegetable is, lol, I work at a farmers market and a vendor gave it to me for free…
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Re: Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi (German turnip) (Brassica oleracea Gongylodes group) is in the cabbage family, and as you can see it's in the Brassica group, which means it would be high in goitrogens, so where I'm sure it's safe to feed, I would only do so in moderation, occasionally.
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Re: Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi has a poor calcium to phosphorus ratio, about 1:2, so would definitely need to be offset with a calcium supplement. It also has a high sugar content, for a vegetable, where most calories are from sugars.
It does have a good, broad nutritional content by way of minerals, such as potassium and magnesium, but as Susann has said, it is probably best only as an occasional food, or even just as a treat, not as an every day diet vegetable.
It does have a good, broad nutritional content by way of minerals, such as potassium and magnesium, but as Susann has said, it is probably best only as an occasional food, or even just as a treat, not as an every day diet vegetable.
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Toria Dawn
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Re: Kohlrabi
Ok thanks guys! We are going to be using the kohlrabi in a salad for a dinner party tonight so maybe I'll just give him a little piece to try as a treat!
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