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Water pepper is the pungent leaf of a knotweed-family plant, used fresh or dried as a sharp, pepper-like herb or seasoning.

Water pepper is the pungent leaf of an edible knotweed-family plant, used as a fresh herb or seasoning. The leaves may be chopped into dishes or used to add sharpness to sauces and other preparations. They are narrow, pointed, and green, with a distinctive peppery bite rather than the flavor of black peppercorns.
Fresh leaves have a biting, pepper-like heat and a green, slightly bitter quality; drying changes their aroma and intensity. The ingredient may be sold fresh or dried, and the name can refer to other plants in some contexts. This record denotes the herb called water pepper, not a ground pepper spice.
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Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
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Fresh leaves and dried herb differ in water content and concentration; compare the same form and use the edible leaf portion rather than whole-plant material.
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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Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.4.0_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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