Vegetable
Flower
Fennel flower is the edible bloom—used for aroma, colour or mild vegetable flavour when the species allows. Use fresh, avoid sprayed blooms, add late to heat. Confirm culinary edibility for the cultivar. Salt early for large joints, late for delicate leaves and soft fruit.
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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 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 19.2 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.8 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.46 g
- Total Sugars 3.15 g
- Complex / starch 1.93 g
- Protein 2 g
- Water 93.3 g
- Energy 33.5 kcal
- Water 93.3 g
- Carbohydrates 6.8 g
- Protein 2 g
- Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 73.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 29.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.38 mg
- Vitamin K 23.8 µg
- Minerals 393 mg
- Major Minerals 391 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: 0.61 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.3 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 29.4 · vitamin-e: 0.38 · vitamin-k: 23.8 ·
Minerals
Flower of Fennel: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected fennel for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named flower portions.
Cold storage and transport made fennel a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named flower portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of fennel for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named flower portions.