Vegetable
Clove
Clove 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. Salt early for large joints, late for delicate leaves and soft fruit.
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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 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 19.1 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.78 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.64 g
- Total Sugars 2.97 g
- Complex / starch 2.07 g
- Protein 2.12 g
- Water 90.5 g
- Energy 36.5 kcal
- Water 90.5 g
- Carbohydrates 6.78 g
- Protein 2.12 g
- Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 80.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 33.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.44 mg
- Vitamin K 27 µg
- Minerals 351 mg
- Major Minerals 349 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.34 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 33.3 · vitamin-e: 0.44 · vitamin-k: 27 ·
Minerals
Clove of Leek: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected leek for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named clove portions.
Cold storage and transport made leek a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named clove portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of leek for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named clove portions.