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Pod
Tamarind pod is the seed vessel—eaten young when tender, or shelled when fibrous. String tough seams if needed; cook edible pods briefly to keep snap. 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 8.23 g
- Saturated Fat 2.26 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.33 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.64 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 38.4 mg
- Salt 0.1 g
- Total Carbohydrate 48.5 g
- Dietary Fibre 25.2 g
- Total Sugars 4.71 g
- Complex / starch 15.8 g
- Protein 10.5 g
- Water 27.8 g
- Energy 310 kcal
- Water 27.8 g
- Carbohydrates 48.5 g
- Protein 10.5 g
- Fat 8.23 g
- Saturated Fat 2.26 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.33 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.64 g
- Omega-3 0.55 g
- Vitamins 92.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 2.03 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.3 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 39 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.91 mg
- Vitamin K 28.4 µg
- Minerals 276 mg
- Major Minerals 274 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.1 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 2.03 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.5 · vitamin-b6: 0.3 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 39 · vitamin-e: 1.91 · vitamin-k: 28.4 ·
Minerals
Pod of Tamarind: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cold storage and transport made tamarind a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named pod portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of tamarind for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named pod portions.
Cold storage and transport made tamarind a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named pod portions.