Vegetable
Peel
Peel of Cress is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of cress: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Rest after high heat so juices redistribute before carving or plating.
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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 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 21.1 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.78 g
- Dietary Fibre 5.25 g
- Total Sugars 2.99 g
- Complex / starch 1.96 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Water 75.2 g
- Energy 27.3 kcal
- Water 75.2 g
- Carbohydrates 6.78 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 69.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.57 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 27.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.36 mg
- Vitamin K 22 µg
- Minerals 347 mg
- Major Minerals 345 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.57 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.28 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 27.3 · vitamin-e: 0.36 · vitamin-k: 22 ·
Minerals
Peel and rind are fibre-rich outer tissues with concentrated pigments.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected cress for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named peel portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected cress for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named peel portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected cress for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named peel portions.