Vegetable
Half Head
Bok Choy half head is a prepared form of the head, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Even thickness matters more than elaborate marinades for consistent doneness.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.27 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 20.9 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.99 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.39 g
- Total Sugars 3.07 g
- Complex / starch 1.88 g
- Protein 1.79 g
- Water 90.7 g
- Energy 31.3 kcal
- Water 90.7 g
- Carbohydrates 6.99 g
- Protein 1.79 g
- Fat 0.27 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 79.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.68 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 32.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.43 mg
- Vitamin K 26.6 µg
- Minerals 362 mg
- Major Minerals 361 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.68 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.34 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 32.8 · vitamin-e: 0.43 · vitamin-k: 26.6 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of bok choy for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named half head portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected bok choy for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named half head portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of bok choy for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named half head portions.