What Is Celery? The Four Major Differences Between It and Chinese Celery Explained in One Article

Celery, also known as white celery and foreign celery, is a type of Chinese celery. Because of its high nutritional value and low price, it is deeply loved by people. Regular consumption can relieve constipation and fight cancer, among other benefits. It is currently sold in markets everywhere. So what is celery? What is the difference between it and Chinese celery?

1. What is celery?

1. Celery is a photosensitive vegetable of the order Apiales, family Apiaceae, genus Apium. It is divided into several parts: root, stem, leaf, flower, and fruit. The plant height is about 80cm. The long stems are upright, hollow in the middle, and ridged on the outside. The long leaves are triangular-ovate or triangular, with 1 to 3 pinnate divisions and serrated edges. The flowers are white, have no bracts, and have 5 petals. The fruit is round or nearly conical.

2. Celery, also known as American celery, is a vegetable introduced from Europe. Because of its fragrant aroma and smooth, tender, crisp taste, it is deeply loved by people. It is currently divided into three types: yellow varieties, green varieties, and variegated varieties. Among them, green varieties are the most common, and the price is not expensive. Many people like to use it to make juice, salads, stir-fries, dumpling filling, steamed bun filling, and so on.

3. Celery is a type of Chinese celery. It contains rich protein, cellulose, vitamin C, folic acid, potassium, and other elements. It has the effects of calming the nerves, promoting urination and reducing swelling, tonifying deficiency, and lowering blood pressure. It is very suitable for patients with high blood pressure, irritability, and difficult urination. However, because it is a photosensitive vegetable, those who work outdoors for long periods or are exposed to the sun for long periods should not eat it, so as to avoid an increase in melanin in the body. In particular, women who love beauty should best not eat it during the day.

2. What is the difference between celery and Chinese celery?

Difference 1, different appearance: Celery is relatively dry and fragrant, and its stems and leaves are slightly thicker, appearing overall emerald green; Chinese celery is relatively small and slender, with the lower half of the stem white and the upper half of the stems and leaves green, containing a lot of water.

Difference 2, different taste: Celery has a special aroma when smelled, feeling somewhat like medicine, so it is also called medicinal celery; Chinese celery has a fragrant aroma and smells nice.

Difference 3, different ways of eating: Celery is generally used as a seasoning, though some people use it directly to make juice, salads, dumpling filling, steamed bun filling, and so on; Chinese celery is generally used for stir-frying, especially when stir-fried with dried tofu, meat, or cured meat, giving a very good taste.

Difference 4, different effects: Both celery and Chinese celery have effects such as relieving constipation and lowering blood pressure, but Chinese celery has a better effect.

Overall, celery is a type of Chinese celery. It is a vegetable introduced from Europe and contains rich vitamin C, cellulose, calcium, and many other elements needed by the human body. Regular consumption can promote urination, tonify deficiency, calm the nerves, and so on, so patients with difficult urination or high blood pressure can eat it often. In addition, although it is a type of Chinese celery, the two differ to a certain extent in appearance, ways of eating, and effects, so attention should be paid when buying.