Fruit
Core
Core of quince is the seed housing and tougher centre removed for eating quality. Core with a tool or knife; trimmings can lightly infuse liquids if clean, then discard. 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 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.87 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.5 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.99 g
- Total Sugars 9.43 g
- Complex / starch 1.06 g
- Protein 0.82 g
- Water 88.1 g
- Energy 57.8 kcal
- Water 88.1 g
- Carbohydrates 12.5 g
- Protein 0.82 g
- Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 41.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 16.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.33 mg
- Vitamin K 5.5 µg
- Minerals 298 mg
- Major Minerals 297 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.04 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.05 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.46 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.23 · vitamin-b6: 0.09 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 16.8 · vitamin-e: 0.33 · vitamin-k: 5.5 ·
Minerals
Core of Quince: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected quince for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named core portions.
Cold storage and transport made quince a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named core portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of quince for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named core portions.