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Nettle

Nettle refers broadly to plants with potentially stinging leaves and stems, whose young leaves are cooked or dried for soups, sauces and cooked greens.

Nettle — illustrative ingredient image

About Nettle

Nettle is a common name for plants whose fresh leaves and stems can have stinging hairs; the young leaves are used as a cooked leafy ingredient in some cuisines. They are added to soups, sauces, or cooked greens, and cooking or drying removes the fresh plant’s stinging effect.

The leaves are green and have a vegetal, mildly earthy flavour after cooking. They are used fresh, dried, or cooked, forms that differ in texture and water content. Because “nettle” can refer to more than one plant, the exact species is not established here.

Ingredient type
whole food

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French

ortie

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Nettle nutrition & diet

Nettle nutritional value

Reference: NETTLE, STINGING NETTLE

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

Calories
42.9kcal
Protein
6.2g
Carbs
0.8g
Fat
0.2g

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

Fresh, cooked, and dried nettle differ in water content and concentration; cooking and the part used also affect measured composition. The common name does not identify a particular species.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not 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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Fineli Finnish Food Composition Database, release 20.0 — 334 ↗. 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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