Vegetable
Outer Leaf
Romanesco outer leaf is a prepared form of the leaf, 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. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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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 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 19.4 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.17 g
- Dietary Fibre 3.41 g
- Total Sugars 2.99 g
- Complex / starch 1.9 g
- Protein 1.93 g
- Water 90.2 g
- Energy 32.8 kcal
- Water 90.2 g
- Carbohydrates 6.17 g
- Protein 1.93 g
- Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 635 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.67 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.33 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 163 µg
- Vitamin C 30 mg
- Vitamin E 1.6 mg
- Vitamin K 422 µg
- Minerals 253 mg
- Major Minerals 251 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 30 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.67 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.33 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 162.7 · vitamin-e: 1.6 · vitamin-k: 422.3 ·
Minerals
Leaf tissue is fibre- and water-forward with low energy density.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of romanesco for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named outer leaf portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected romanesco for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named outer leaf portions.
Cold storage and transport made romanesco a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named outer leaf portions.