Fruit

Seeds

Grape seeds are the small hard pips inside seeded cultivars, usually discarded when eating table grapes but valued for cold-pressed grape-seed oil and proanthocyanidin extracts. They are bitter and astringent if chewed in quantity; wine tannin partly originates from seeds during fermentation. Dried seeds are a winery by-product stream. Home cooks rarely use whole seeds as a spice; oil is the practical kitchen form—high smoke point for frying, light flavour for dressings. Compost or discard seeds from fresh eating. Seedless table grapes still sometimes contain soft seed traces.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

DriedGroundToastedWhole

Traits

AromaticOilyShelf Stable

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 460

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 28.5 g
Saturated Fat 4.28 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 9.98 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 14.3 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 4.71 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 34.8 g
Dietary Fibre 12 g
Total Sugars 9.75 g
Complex / starch 1.01 g
Protein 16.1 g
Water 16.6 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 460 kcal
Water 16.6 g
Carbohydrates 34.8 g
- Sugars 9.75 g
- Starch 1.01 g
- Fibre 12 g
Protein 16.1 g
Fat 28.5 g
- Saturated Fat 4.28 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 9.98 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 14.3 g
  - Omega-3 2.14 g
Vitamins 36.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.26 mg
- Vitamin K 4.3 µg
Minerals 312 mg
- Major Minerals 311 mg
  - Calcium 38 mg
  - Sodium 4.71 mg
  - Potassium 268 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.37 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.18 · vitamin-b6: 0.07 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.4 · vitamin-e: 0.26 · vitamin-k: 4.3 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 4.71 · Potassium: 268 · Calcium: 38 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Seeds concentrate oil and protein for germination energy.

History

1700

Seeds were traded as spices, oilseeds, and staple foods across long routes.