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Garlic shoots

Tender flowering stems of garlic used as a vegetable in stir-fries, pickles, and other savory dishes.

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About Garlic shoots

Garlic shoots are the tender green flowering stems produced by some garlic plants, often harvested before the flower head fully opens. They are used as a vegetable in stir-fries, sautés, soups, pickles, and other savoury dishes, either whole or cut into short lengths. The immature flower head may also be included.

Their flavour combines fresh garlic and green vegetable notes, usually milder and less dry than mature garlic cloves. The stems are slender and crisp, with a texture that remains lightly crunchy when briefly cooked; bitterness, firmness, and intensity can vary with maturity and trimming.

Fresh shoots are the usual form, sold as loose stems or bunches. They may have a curled tip or developing bud, and trimming may remove a tougher lower section or the tip. Slicing, brief cooking, simmering, or pickling changes their crispness, moisture, and flavour intensity.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

garlic scapes

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Garlic shoots nutrition & diet

Garlic shoots nutritional value

Reference: Garlic, scape, raw

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
44kcal
Protein
1.9g
Carbs
10.6g
Fat
0.3g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use tender garlic shoots or flowering stems after trimming fibrous ends, and distinguish them from garlic scapes, green garlic, or immature leaves if the market uses these names differently. Fresh, cooked, pickled, or stir-fried forms vary in edible portion, water content, and added oil, salt, sugar, or vinegar.

Compare the right form: Reference must match the identified garlic shoot or flowering stem and its form: fresh, trimmed, cooked, pickled, or preserved.

Diet considerations

Garlic shoots are plant-derived, but local naming should be confirmed against the actual stem or shoot. Plain cooked shoots suit plant-based recipes; pickles, sauces, and stir-fries may add fish, meat, dairy, oil, sugar, or cereal ingredients. Preserved products need their recipe and serving context reviewed.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 06224 ↗. 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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