Herb
Salad Burnet
Salad burnet is a perennial herb with toothed leaflets that taste of cucumber and green nut. Used in salads, herb butters, sauces, and cool drinks, it stays mild even when flowering begins. Leaves are best young and fresh; drying loses the cucumber note. A traditional European kitchen-garden plant, it pairs with delicate spring dishes and soft cheeses.
Also known as: Pimprenelle, Pimpinella / Salvastrella, Pimpinelle
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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 0.75 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.38 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 24.7 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7.19 g
- Dietary Fibre 4.21 g
- Total Sugars 0.96 g
- Complex / starch 0.94 g
- Protein 2.78 g
- Water 83.6 g
- Energy 37.9 kcal
- Water 83.6 g
- Carbohydrates 7.19 g
- Sugars 0.96 g
- Monosaccharides 0.68 g
- Disaccharides 0.29 g
- Starch 0.94 g
- Amylose 0.24 g
- Amylopectin 0.71 g
- Digestible Starch 0.8 g
- Resistant Starch 0.09 g
- Fibre 4.21 g
- Soluble Fibre 1.47 g
- Insoluble Fibre 2.74 g
- Protein 2.78 g
- Plant Protein 2.64 g
- Fat 0.75 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.11 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.38 g
- Vitamins 447 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.16 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 89.9 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 2.21 mg
- Vitamin K 329 µg
- Minerals 303 mg
- Major Minerals 297 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.18 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.16 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.46 · vitamin-b6: 0.23 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 89.9 · vitamin-e: 2.21 · vitamin-k: 328.5 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 24.68 · Potassium: 236 · Calcium: 36 · Iron: 1.1 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fresh herbs are aromatic leaves—modest macros, concentrated micronutrients and polyphenols per gram dry.
History
Burnet was known in classical Europe as a mild salad and wine cup herb.
English kitchen gardens grew salad burnet for salads and claret cups.
Herbals recommended burnet as a cooling green alongside borage and sorrel.
Salad burnet faded from mass markets but survived in heritage herb collections.