salsify
Salsify
Slender root vegetable with a delicate flavour.
About Salsify
Salsify is a slender edible root sold as a vegetable and commonly peeled before cooking. The common name is used for related root vegetables, including types with pale or darker skin, and their flavour and texture vary with variety, maturity, and freshness.
Cooked salsify is often mild and delicate, with a tender, starchy texture that can be somewhat fibrous if the root is mature. It may be boiled, steamed, roasted, fried, or added to soups and gratins. Peeled raw flesh can darken when exposed to air.
Roots are usually long and narrow, with earthy skin and pale flesh beneath. They may be sold whole, trimmed, peeled, sliced, or preserved. Peeling removes the outer layer; cutting exposes more surface, while cooking softens the root and develops a sweeter, nuttier character.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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salsifis
Salsifis noir, ou scorsonère d'Espagne, cru
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Salsifis, appertisé, égoutté
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Salsifis, bouilli/cuit à l'eau
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Salsifis, cuit
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Salsifis, surgelé, cru
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Salsify, cooked
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Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Salsify, flesh only, boiled in unsalted water
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Salsify, flesh only, raw
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Salsify nutrition & diet
Salsify nutritional value
Salsify, (vegetable oyster), raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 82kcal
- Protein
- 3.3g
- Carbs
- 18.6g
- Fat
- 0.2g
Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.
Portions & preparation
Use the peeled edible root and specify raw, boiled, steamed, roasted, fried, canned, or puréed form. Peeling and cooking alter the portion being compared, while butter, cream, oil, batter, sauces, and mixed vegetables should be recorded separately from plain salsify.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to edible salsify root, specifying species or local type when known, peeled state, cooking method, and drained or undrained form.
Diet considerations
Salsify is a plant-derived root vegetable. Compatibility changes when prepared with dairy, egg, animal fats, wheat or other cereal coatings, or sweet sauces. Plain root, battered servings, creamy purées, and mixed dishes have different portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns, so preparation and accompaniments must be explicit.
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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: USDA FoodData Central — Salsify, (vegetable oyster), raw ↗. 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.
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