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Root, tuber or bulb

Root, tuber or bulb is a broad category of edible underground plant parts, whose form, flavour and culinary use depend on the unidentified plant.

Root, tuber or bulb — illustrative ingredient image

About Root, tuber or bulb

Root, tuber or bulb is a broad food-category label for edible underground plant parts. It groups structurally different foods rather than identifying one particular ingredient, so no specific plant, species, or flavour can be inferred. The item could be a root, a tuber, or a bulb, and the record does not resolve which.

These foods may be encountered fresh, dried, cooked, or processed into other ingredients. Their appearance, texture, flavour, and culinary use vary widely by plant and preparation. Use a more specific product label to identify the food and determine which form is represented.

Ingredient type
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Local names for root, tuber or bulb

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

root, tuber or bulb

English

root, tuber or bulb, peel only

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English

root, tuber or bulb, with part of top

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English

root, tuber or bulb, with peel

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English

root, tuber or bulb, without peel

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Root, tuber or bulb nutrition & diet

Root, tuber or bulb nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Vegetables, 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
37kcal
Protein
2.3g
Carbs
4.1g
Fat
0.4g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

The plant part and species, as well as raw or processed form, must be identified before nutrition can be meaningfully compared.

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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.7.4.9_99 ↗. 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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