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Green chutney

Green chutney is a fresh herb-and-chili sauce commonly served as a dip, condiment, or accompaniment.

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About Green chutney

Green chutney is a fresh, usually uncooked or lightly processed condiment made by blending green herbs with green chilli and acidic or salty ingredients. Coriander and mint are common components, though recipes vary. It is served as a dip, spread, accompaniment, or finishing sauce for savoury foods, including foods alongside which it is spooned or spread.

It is typically smooth to coarse and ranges from bright green to darker herb green. The flavour is fresh, herbal, tangy, salty, and variably hot. Because “green chutney” is a broad recipe name rather than one standardized formula, the exact herb base, seasoning balance, and heat cannot be specified.

Green chutney may be made thick for dipping or loosened for drizzling. Freshly blended versions are commonly sold or served as a prepared condiment, while packaged versions can contain additional preservatives, sweeteners, or stabilizing ingredients. Cooking or other processing changes its freshness, colour, texture, and composition.

Ingredient type
sauce

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Local names for green chutney

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English

green chutney

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Green chutney nutrition & diet

Green chutney nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Sauce, 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
116kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
25.9g
Fat
0.4g

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Portions & preparation

Portion and preparation depend on the recipe: identify the herb, chilli, acid, salt, oil, sweetener, and any seed, nut, dairy, or coconut ingredients. Fresh blended chutney differs from cooked, bottled, or strained versions, while serving size should reflect its use as a condiment rather than a main food.

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Diet considerations

The plant origin of the herbs and chillies is usually clear, but the blend is not defined by color alone. Yogurt, cream, fish sauce, shrimp, or other animal additions change compatibility, while nuts, seeds, cereal thickeners, sweeteners, and packaged processing require recipe-level review.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
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 — 01.1.9.3.9_98 ↗. 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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