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Medlar
Medlar is a small pome fruit eaten after bletting, when its firm, astringent flesh softens into a sweet-tart pulp for fresh eating or preserves.
About Medlar
Medlar is a small pome fruit that is usually eaten after softening and browning in storage, a process known as bletting. Before softening, the fruit is firm and astringent; when ripe in this way, its flesh becomes soft, brown, and sweet-tart, with a flavour often compared to spiced apple or date. It has a tough skin and several hard seeds.
Medlars are eaten fresh after bletting or used in preserves and other cooked preparations. They are less commonly encountered than many orchard fruits and may be sold whole or prepared as pulp or preserves. The condition of the fruit at sale matters: unbletted fruit is not equivalent in texture or eating quality to softened fruit.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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níspero europeo
nespola comune
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Medlar nutrition & diet
Medlar nutritional value
Reference: Medlar, flesh, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 51kcal
- Protein
- 0.5g
- 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.
The edible portion and ripeness stage matter: hard unbletted fruit differs from softened fruit in moisture and edible texture. Comparisons should also distinguish whole fruit from peeled or seed-removed portions and cooked preserves.
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: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — L102 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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