Land cress
Land cress
Land cress is a cultivated leafy green with peppery, mustard-like leaves, used raw in salads and sandwiches or briefly cooked in soups.
About Land cress
Land cress is a leafy salad vegetable, often used as a peppery alternative to watercress. Its leaves can be eaten raw in salads or sandwiches, or cooked briefly in soups and other dishes. It is cultivated as a garden green and is distinct from watercress, despite similarities in taste and culinary use.
The plant has green, lobed leaves and a sharp, mustard-like, peppery flavour. Leaves are usually eaten while young and tender; older leaves can be more assertive. The name is used for a particular cultivated cress, but common-name usage can vary, so an entry without a botanical or regional qualifier may need confirmation.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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American cress
land cress leaf
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Land cress nutrition & diet
Land cress nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Nuts, not further specified
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Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 483kcal
- Protein
- 13.7g
- Carbs
- 14.2g
- Fat
- 39.4g
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Compare raw leaves with cooked leaves only when the edible portion and preparation are alike, since cooking changes water content and can affect measured nutrients.
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
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- 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 — 01.1.6.8.9_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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