mâche
Mâche
Mâche, or lamb’s lettuce, is a tender leafy green with mild, slightly sweet and nutty leaves, eaten raw in salads or as a garnish.

About Mâche
Mâche, also called lamb’s lettuce, is a tender leafy salad green eaten raw in salads or used as a delicate garnish. Its small leaves are typically harvested in compact clusters.
The leaves are rounded to spoon-shaped, soft, and dark to medium green, with a mild, slightly sweet and nutty flavour. It is usually sold fresh as whole leaves or clusters and wilts readily, unlike sturdier salad greens.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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lamb's lettuce
corn salad
Mâche, crue
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Mâche nutrition & diet
Mâche nutritional value
Reference: Cornsalad (lamb's lettuce), raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 21kcal
- Protein
- 2.0g
- Carbs
- 3.6g
- Fat
- 0.4g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Fresh leaves and cooked or frozen preparations differ in water content and serving form; packaged salad mixes may also contain other greens.
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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Nutrition reference: Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 — 2073 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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