common mallow
Common mallow
Common mallow is an edible plant whose tender leaves and shoots provide mild, mucilaginous greens for soups, stews and other vegetable preparations.
About Common mallow
Common mallow is an edible plant whose tender leaves and young shoots are used as greens. The rounded leaves have scalloped edges and a soft, somewhat mucilaginous texture when cooked; their flavour is mild and green.
Leaves and shoots may be cooked in soups, stews or other vegetable preparations, and tender leaves are sometimes eaten raw. Fresh foliage, cooked greens and dried leaves are distinct forms. Because the record names the plant rather than a particular part, uses here refer to its commonly eaten leaves and shoots, not its flowers or seeds.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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mauve sauvage
malva
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Common mallow nutrition & diet
Common mallow nutritional value
Common mallow (Malva sylvestris) · fresh leaves
Per 100 g of fresh common-mallow leaves, per 100 g.
- Calories
- 35kcal
- Protein
- 3.0g
- Carbs
- 2.2g
- Fat
- 0.6g
Reference values for fresh leaves. The source reports ranges across samples, reflecting meaningful natural variability.
The edible part should be specified: leaves and shoots are not interchangeable with flowers or seeds. Fresh, cooked and dried foliage also differ in water content and should be compared as like forms.
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: Pinela et al. (2023), Valorization of Wild Edible Plants as Food Ingredients and Their Economic Value ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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