chervil
Chervil
Delicate herb with a light aniseed note, used raw.
About Chervil
Chervil is a delicate culinary herb with finely divided leaves and a light aniseed character. It is used in salads, cold dishes, herb mixtures, soups, sauces, and finished preparations, especially where a gentle fresh flavour is wanted rather than a dominant seasoning.
Fresh chervil tastes mild, green, and lightly anise-like. Its leaves and tender stems are soft and fragile, making them well suited to raw use. Cooking wilts the leaves and can reduce their fresh, aromatic quality, so chervil is often added near the end of preparation.
It is sold as leafy sprigs, cut leaves, or bunches with tender stems. The herb is washed, picked, and used whole, torn, or finely chopped. Dried chervil is a separate form with a less delicate texture and a more muted character than fresh leaves.
- Ingredient type
- seasoning
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cerfeuil
perifollo
Cerfeuil, frais
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Cerfeuil, séché
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Chervil, dried
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dried chervil
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Fresh chervil
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Spices, chervil, dried
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Chervil nutrition & diet
Chervil nutritional value
Reference: Chervil, fresh
Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.
- Calories
- 48.3kcal
- Protein
- 3.3g
- Carbs
- 6.3g
- Fat
- 0.6g
Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.
Portions & preparation
Use the fresh leafy herb as the reference form, with the edible leaves and tender stems considered separately from discarded portions. Chervil is generally added raw or near the end of cooking, so washing, trimming, drying, and preparation method affect the amount used and its contribution to a dish.
Compare the right form: Match references to fresh chervil leaves and tender stems, raw or cooked, rather than dried chervil, seed, extract, or a seasoning blend.
Diet considerations
Chervil is a plant-origin herb and is ordinarily compatible with plant-based dishes in its plain form. Compatibility changes when it appears in compound products such as butter, cream sauces, stocks, dressings, or seasoning mixes. Check accompanying ingredients, coatings, and any cereal-based carrier rather than assuming the finished product has the herb’s simple profile.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- 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.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Cerfeuil, frais ↗. 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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