Vegetable
Bulb
Bulb of Leek 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 leek: 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
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 19.7 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7.03 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.75 g
- Total Sugars 2.52 g
- Complex / starch 3.65 g
- Protein 1.89 g
- Water 76.6 g
- Energy 42.2 kcal
- Water 76.6 g
- Carbohydrates 7.03 g
- Protein 1.89 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 83.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.5 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.25 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.8 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 34.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.46 mg
- Vitamin K 28.3 µg
- Minerals 357 mg
- Major Minerals 356 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: 0.5 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.25 · vitamin-b6: 0.18 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.8 · vitamin-b9-folate: 34.8 · vitamin-e: 0.46 · vitamin-k: 28.3 ·
Minerals
Roots and tubers store starch (or sugar) for the plant—higher carbohydrate than leaves.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected leek for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named bulb portions.
Cold storage and transport made leek a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named bulb portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of leek for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named bulb portions.