Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Farmer Shafiqul Islam of Ishwardi created a stir by cultivating yellow or beta carotene, purple or valentina cauliflowers. He was the first to cultivate this colorful vegetable in Ishwardi. Eager crowds flock to Shafiqul's land every day to see his colorful cauliflowers. As a hobby, some people buy these delicious colorful cauliflowers from the land.
It is known that cauliflower is yellow and orange due to excess amount of beta carotene. These colored vegetables contain twenty-five times more vitamin A content than other colored vegetables. Cauliflower is purple in color due to the presence of antioxidant anthocyanins. While purple cauliflower discolors after cooking, orange cauliflower does not. Like orange cauliflower, ...