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Water dropwort

Water dropwort is an aromatic leafy vegetable with tender stems, used raw or briefly cooked in soups, stews and savoury dishes.

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About Water dropwort

Water dropwort is an edible leafy plant used as a vegetable in East Asian cooking. Its tender leaves and stems are eaten raw in some preparations or cooked in soups, stews, and savory dishes. The plant has finely divided leaves and slender stems; cultivated market forms are generally sold fresh in bunches.

Its flavor is green and aromatic, sometimes described as celery-like, and the stems can remain crisp after brief cooking. Common names for water dropwort may refer to more than one related plant, so identification by name alone can be uncertain. It should not be confused with poisonous water hemlock or other wild lookalikes.

Ingredient type
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Chinese

水芹

shuǐqín

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Water dropwort nutrition & diet

Water dropwort nutritional value

Reference: Water dropwort, stems and leaves, raw

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

Calories
17kcal
Protein
2.0g
Carbs
3.3g
Fat
0.1g

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

Leaves and stems are often eaten together, but proportions and preparation vary. Compare fresh with fresh or cooked with cooked, using the same edible parts.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 06117 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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