Fruit
Whole Fruit
Medlar whole fruit is a prepared form of the fruit, 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. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.
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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 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.09 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.84 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 13.1 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.88 g
- Total Sugars 10.1 g
- Complex / starch 1.05 g
- Protein 0.81 g
- Water 83.5 g
- Energy 58 kcal
- Water 83.5 g
- Carbohydrates 13.1 g
- Protein 0.81 g
- Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.09 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 35.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.36 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.9 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.25 mg
- Vitamin K 4.1 µg
- Minerals 290 mg
- Major Minerals 289 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: 0.36 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.18 · vitamin-b6: 0.07 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.9 · vitamin-e: 0.25 · vitamin-k: 4.1 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected medlar for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole fruit portions.
Cold storage and transport made medlar a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named whole fruit portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of medlar for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named whole fruit portions.