Spice
Shell
Tamarind shell is a prepared form of the pod, 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. Even thickness matters more than elaborate marinades for consistent doneness.
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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 1.5 g
- Saturated Fat 0.3 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.45 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.75 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 42.3 mg
- Salt 0.1 g
- Total Carbohydrate 80 g
- Dietary Fibre 55 g
- Total Sugars 5.29 g
- Complex / starch 14.4 g
- Protein 3 g
- Water 9.75 g
- Energy 346 kcal
- Water 9.75 g
- Carbohydrates 80 g
- Protein 3 g
- Fat 1.5 g
- Saturated Fat 0.3 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.45 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.75 g
- Omega-3 0.11 g
- Vitamins 96.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 2.13 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.53 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.31 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 41 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 2.01 mg
- Vitamin K 29.9 µg
- Minerals 392 mg
- Major Minerals 390 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.1 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 2.13 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.53 · vitamin-b6: 0.31 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 41 · vitamin-e: 2.01 · vitamin-k: 29.9 ·
Minerals
Shell is largely mineral; edible value is minimal except as calcium source when finely prepared.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of tamarind for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named shell portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of tamarind for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named shell portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of tamarind for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named shell portions.