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Sprig
Sprig of Watercress is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of watercress: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.
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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 0.84 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.39 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 24.2 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7.25 g
- Dietary Fibre 4.05 g
- Total Sugars 0.94 g
- Complex / starch 1 g
- Protein 2.92 g
- Water 81.5 g
- Energy 40.1 kcal
- Water 81.5 g
- Carbohydrates 7.25 g
- Protein 2.92 g
- Fat 0.84 g
- Saturated Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.39 g
- Omega-3 0.04 g
- Vitamins 442 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.88 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 67.5 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.65 mg
- Vitamin K 352 µg
- Minerals 316 mg
- Major Minerals 314 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.88 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.35 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 67.5 · vitamin-e: 1.65 · vitamin-k: 352.4 ·
Minerals
Sprig of Watercress: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected watercress for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named sprig portions.
Cold storage and transport made watercress a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named sprig portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected watercress for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named sprig portions.