Fruit
Kumquat
Kumquat is small citrus eaten whole with sweet peel and tart interior. Zest carries perfume, juice brings acid, and pith adds bitterness useful in marmalade but harsh in excess. Everyday uses include fresh, confit, marmalade. Scrub waxed fruit before zesting; juice when not ice-cold for better yield; wrap cut fruit and refrigerate.
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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 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.67 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 13.6 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.91 g
- Total Sugars 10.5 g
- Complex / starch 1.01 g
- Protein 0.78 g
- Water 86.2 g
- Energy 56.4 kcal
- Water 86.2 g
- Carbohydrates 13.6 g
- Sugars 10.5 g
- Monosaccharides 7.32 g
- Disaccharides 3.13 g
- Starch 1.01 g
- Amylose 0.25 g
- Amylopectin 0.76 g
- Digestible Starch 0.86 g
- Resistant Starch 0.1 g
- Fibre 1.91 g
- Soluble Fibre 0.67 g
- Insoluble Fibre 1.24 g
- Protein 0.78 g
- Plant Protein 0.74 g
- Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 76.6 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.4 µg
- Vitamin C 37 mg
- Vitamin E 0.26 mg
- Vitamin K 4.3 µg
- Minerals 455 mg
- Major Minerals 449 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.1 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 37 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.37 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.19 · vitamin-b6: 0.07 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.4 · vitamin-e: 0.26 · vitamin-k: 4.3 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 4.67 · Potassium: 392 · Calcium: 52 · Iron: 0.7 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fruit energy is mostly natural sugars with fibre and vitamin C varying by species.
History
Kumquat was used as a fruit food in regional diets long before industrial packing and global year-round supply.
Trade, migration, and selection spread distinctive Kumquat types and preparations into new climates and cuisines.
Modern production, storage, and transport made Kumquat a regular purchase far from where it is grown or raised.
Cooks now treat Kumquat as both staple and specialty, with more attention to provenance, variety, and form.