Fruit
Segment
Segment of Kumquat is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of kumquat: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. 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 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.94 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.8 g
- Dietary Fibre 2 g
- Total Sugars 10.5 g
- Complex / starch 0.99 g
- Protein 0.76 g
- Water 79.7 g
- Energy 54.7 kcal
- Water 79.7 g
- Carbohydrates 12.8 g
- Protein 0.76 g
- Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 37.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.38 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.27 mg
- Vitamin K 4.5 µg
- Minerals 328 mg
- Major Minerals 327 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: 0.38 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.19 · vitamin-b6: 0.08 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.8 · vitamin-e: 0.27 · vitamin-k: 4.5 ·
Minerals
Segment of Kumquat: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cold storage and transport made kumquat a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named segment portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of kumquat for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named segment portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected kumquat for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named segment portions.