Broccoli
Broccoli is a green cruciferous vegetable commonly steamed, roasted, stir-fried, or added to soups.
About Broccoli
Broccoli is a cultivated flowering vegetable with a thick stalk, branching stems, and a compact head of immature green flower buds. The stalks and leaves may also be edible, although preparations often focus on the head and trimmed stems. Heads can be deep green, bluish green, or, in some varieties, purple.
It is commonly steamed, boiled, roasted, stir-fried, or added to soups, gratins, pasta, and salads. Raw broccoli is crisp, dense, and mildly grassy with a slight bitterness.
Properly cooked broccoli remains tender with some bite, while prolonged cooking makes the florets softer and can produce a stronger cabbage-like aroma. Trimming, peeling the stalk, or separating the florets changes the pieces’ size, texture, and cooking time.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for broccoli
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
broccoli
brócoli
brocoli
ブロッコリー
burokkurī
Broccoli
broccoli
brócolis
Brokkoli
broccoli
broccoli
broccoli
brokkoli
parsakaali
brokuł
brokolice
brokolica
brokula
броколи
brokoli
брокколи
brokkoli
броколі
brokoli
броколи
brokoli
μπρόκολο
brókolo
brokoli
بروكلي
brūkulī
بروکلی
borokoli
ברוקולי
brokoli
ब्रोकोली
brokolī
ব্রোকলি
brokoli
બ્રોકોલી
brokolī
ब्रोकोली
brokolī
ப்ரோக்கோலி
prōkkōli
బ్రోకలీ
brōkalī
ಬ್ರೊಕೊಲಿ
brokoli
ബ്രോക്കോളി
brōkkōli
브로콜리
beurokolli
西兰花
xīlánhuā
bông cải xanh
บรอกโคลี
brɔ̀k-kho-lii
ប្រូខូលី
prokholi
brokoli
brokoli
brokoli
broccoli
brokkoli
brokolis
brokolis
brokoli
ბროკოლი
brokoli
բրոկոլի
brokoli
brókolo
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
burokkurī
Romanised form
broccoli floret
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Broccoli, Blanched
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Broccoli, cooked, as ingredient
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Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Broccoli, Directly expressed juice
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Broccoli, flower clusters, raw
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Broccoli, fresh, baked, no added fat
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Broccoli, fresh, boiled, drained
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Broccoli, fresh, cooked with butter or margarine
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Broccoli, fresh, cooked with oil
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Broccoli, fresh, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
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Broccoli, fresh, cooked, no added fat
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Broccoli, fresh, microwaved
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Broccoli, fresh, raw
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Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Broccoli, frozen, chopped, unprepared
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Broccoli, frozen, cooked with butter or margarine
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Broccoli, frozen, cooked with oil
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Broccoli, frozen, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
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Broccoli, frozen, cooked, no added fat
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Broccoli, frozen, spears, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Broccoli, frozen, spears, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Broccoli, frozen, spears, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
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Broccoli, green, boiled in salted water
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Broccoli, green, boiled in unsalted water
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Broccoli, green, raw
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Broccoli, green, steamed
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Broccoli, NS as to form, cooked
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Broccoli, Raw
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Broccoli, Steamed
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Brocoli, bouilli/cuit à l'eau (aliment moyen)
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Brocoli, bouilli/cuit à l'eau, croquant
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Brocoli, bouilli/cuit à l'eau, fondant
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Brocoli, cru
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Brocoli, cuit (aliment moyen)
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Brocoli, cuit à la vapeur
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Brocoli, purée
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Brocoli, surgelé, cru
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Fresh broccoli
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Fried broccoli
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raw broccoli
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RICED BROCCOLI
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prokholi
Romanised form
prōkkōli
Romanised form
brūkulī
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
beurokolli
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
xīlánhuā
Romanised form
brokolī
Romanised form
brōkkōli
Romanised form
brokkoli
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
borokoli
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
brokolī
Romanised form
brokolī
Romanised form
brokoli
Romanised form
brɔ̀k-kho-lii
Romanised form
brōkalī
Romanised form
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Broccoli nutrition & diet
Broccoli nutritional value
Broccoli, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 34kcal
- Protein
- 2.8g
- Carbs
- 6.6g
- Fat
- 0.4g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Use the edible florets and tender stems of fresh or frozen broccoli, identifying whether trimming is included. Steaming, boiling, roasting, and stir-frying produce different moisture and added-fat contexts; sauces, cheese, and breaded coatings should be recorded separately when present.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to fresh or frozen broccoli florets and stems, raw or cooked, with trimming and added ingredients specified.
Diet considerations
Broccoli is plant-derived and generally appears as a vegetable component. Compatibility changes with cheese, cream, meat stock, batter, breadcrumbs, or shared dish ingredients. Plain preparations usually have a different carbohydrate pattern from broccoli rice, pasta dishes, or heavily coated portions, so recipe context matters.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically compatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically compatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Vegetarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Keto · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Paleo · Typically compatible
- The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Broccoli, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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