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Wild fennel

Wild fennel is an aromatic fennel plant used as a herb or vegetable, with its fronds, flowers, seeds, or tender shoots added to dishes.

Wild fennel — illustrative ingredient image

About Wild fennel

Wild fennel is a fennel plant gathered for culinary use rather than grown chiefly as a cultivated bulb vegetable. Tender shoots, feathery fronds, yellow flowers, and mature seeds can season salads, sauces, soups, vegetable dishes, fish, and roasted meats. The plant part chosen determines its role in a recipe.

Its flavour is sweet, aromatic, and distinctly anise-like, with a fresh herbal quality in young greens. Shoots can be crisp or fibrous, fronds are fine and tender, flowers are delicate, and seeds provide a concentrated fennel flavour. Older stems are generally tougher than young growth.

The plant has green stems and finely divided leaves, with yellow flower clusters and small seeds as it matures. Fresh shoots and fronds are used raw or cooked; flowers make a garnish, and seeds are used whole or ground. Different growth stages and plant parts therefore vary in appearance and preparation.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Wild fennel

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Wild fennel nutrition & diet

Wild fennel nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Spices, 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
349kcal
Protein
12.1g
Carbs
30.5g
Fat
14.5g

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.

Portions & preparation

Specify whether the portion contains fronds, flowers, seeds, tender shoots, or a mixture, because these parts differ in texture and culinary use. Fresh and dried forms are not interchangeable by volume; oils, sauces, and other ingredients added during cooking belong to the recipe.

Compare the right form: Match references to the confirmed wild fennel part and fresh or dried form; references for seeds, fronds, flowers, and shoots are not interchangeable.

Diet considerations

Wild fennel is plant-derived, but gathered fennel requires confirmed species and edible part. Compatibility changes when it appears in sausage, fish dishes, dairy sauces, egg preparations, or cereal-based coatings. A small herb portion differs from a vegetable-style serving, and carbohydrate patterns depend on the complete dish.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

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 — 01.1.9.4.0_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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