Recipe

• Rutabaga Oven Fries
• Roasted Roots

Storage Tips

Rutabagas store well in the refrigerator, as this can often provide the most optimal temperature and humidity conditions. They can also be stored in a root cellar.

Nutritional Information

Rutabaga is a good source of Dietary Fiber, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Vitamin C, Potassium and Manganese.

Fun facts

Rutabagas are only called rutabagas in the U.S. Throughout the rest of the world, they're known as swedes.
Members of the cabbage family, rutabagas are often confused with turnips, although there are noticeable differences.
A gardener in the UK claimed a place in the book of Guinness World Records in 2011 with the world's largest root vegetable, a swede (rutabaga) weighing in at a whopping 85.5 pounds.