The leek is a vegetable that belongs, along with onion and garlic, to the genus Allium, currently placed in family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae.Historically, many scientific names were used for leeks, which are now treated as cultivars of Allium ampeloprasum.Two related vegetables, elephant garlic and Kurrat, are also cultivars of A. ampeloprasum, although different in their uses as food.

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營養成分
有機韭蔥的主要營養成分是蛋白質、醣類、維生素A原(主要在綠色蔥葉中含有)、食物纖維以及磷、鐵、鎂等礦物質等。
功效
有機韭蔥有較強的殺菌作用，可以刺激消化液的分泌，增進食慾。揮發性辣素還通過汗腺、呼吸道、泌尿系統排出時能輕微刺激刺激相關腺體的分泌，而起到發汗、祛痰、利尿作用還有降血脂、降血壓、降血糖的作用，如果與蘑菇同食可以起到促進血液循環的作用。
儲存
放置在陰涼、乾燥、通風存放。

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