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Functional Lettuce with High Sleep-Inducing Properties to be Cultivated in Australia

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Heukharang or black harang, a lettuce variety with high levels of sleep-inducing lactucin, is set to be cultivated in Australia. Developed by the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research & Extension Services (JARES), heukharang contains 124 times more lactucin than regular lettuce, making it a valuable natural insomnia treatment. As the lactucin [...]

Lettuce Produces More Greenhouse Gases than Bacon

SEOUL, Dec.17 (Korea Bizwire) – Being a vegetarian might be worse on the environment than previously thought. According to England’s journals ‘The Telegraph’ and ‘The Daily Mail’, lettuce produces three times more greenhouse gases than bacon for the same amount of calories. A research team at Carnegie Mellon University compared the process of producing 1,000 [...]