Vegetable
Leaf Top
Heart Of Palm leaf top is a prepared form of the leaf, 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 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 21 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.48 g
- Dietary Fibre 3.42 g
- Total Sugars 3 g
- Complex / starch 1.91 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Water 90.4 g
- Energy 30.3 kcal
- Water 90.4 g
- Carbohydrates 6.48 g
- Protein 1.92 g
- Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 584 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.62 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.31 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 149 µg
- Vitamin C 30 mg
- Vitamin E 1.46 mg
- Vitamin K 386 µg
- Minerals 267 mg
- Major Minerals 265 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 30 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.62 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.31 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 149 · vitamin-e: 1.46 · vitamin-k: 385.7 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 21 · Potassium: 212 · Calcium: 32 · Iron: 1.5 ·
Leaf tissue is fibre- and water-forward with low energy density.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of heart of palm for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named leaf top portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected heart of palm for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named leaf top portions.
Cold storage and transport made heart of palm a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named leaf top portions.