common camas
Common camas
Common camas is a bulbous plant whose small, onion-like bulbs have a mildly sweet, starchy character when cooked and are traditionally slow-cooked or roasted.
About Common camas
Common camas is a bulbous plant whose bulbs have been used as food after suitable preparation. The bulbs are small and onion-like in outline, with pale flesh and a mildly sweet, starchy character when cooked. They are not an everyday commercial vegetable, and the identity of the harvested plant must be certain because similar-looking plants may be toxic.
Camas bulbs are traditionally cooked thoroughly, including slow cooking or roasting, rather than eaten raw. They may be encountered fresh or dried in regional and foraged-food contexts. Nutrition comparisons should specify the cooked or dried form and preparation, since processing changes moisture and the edible portion.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Common camas nutrition & diet
Common camas nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Crayfish / lobster, not further specified
Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 89kcal
- Protein
- 19.2g
- Carbs
- 0.7g
- Fat
- 1.0g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Nutrition comparisons should refer to correctly identified bulbs in the same prepared form; cooking or drying changes moisture and serving weight. The edible portion is the properly prepared bulb.
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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.3.4.2_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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