Vegetable
Cracked Seed
Fennel cracked seed is a prepared form of the seed, 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. Save clean trimmings for stock, crumbs or compound butters when they suit the ingredient.
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Nutrition and pairings
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 0.86 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 19.1 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.91 g
- Dietary Fibre 3.34 g
- Total Sugars 3.03 g
- Complex / starch 1.99 g
- Protein 2.89 g
- Water 18.4 g
- Energy 46.9 kcal
- Water 18.4 g
- Carbohydrates 6.91 g
- Protein 2.89 g
- Fat 0.86 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 73.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.52 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.26 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 25 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.47 mg
- Vitamin K 29.1 µg
- Minerals 245 mg
- Major Minerals 243 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.05 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.07 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.52 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.26 · vitamin-b6: 0.13 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 25 · vitamin-e: 0.47 · vitamin-k: 29.1 ·
Minerals
Seeds concentrate oil and protein for germination energy.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of fennel for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named cracked seed portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected fennel for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named cracked seed portions.
Cold storage and transport made fennel a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named cracked seed portions.