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Wild Garlic Bulb

Wild garlic bulbs are pungent underground parts of wild garlic plants used fresh or cooked as an allium seasoning.

Wild Garlic Bulb — illustrative ingredient image

About Wild Garlic Bulb

Wild garlic bulbs are the underground storage organs of wild garlic plants, used as a fresh allium ingredient. They may be peeled, chopped, crushed, sautéed, roasted, or blended into sauces and seasoned preparations, serving as an allium base or accompanying the plant’s leaves.

Their aroma and flavour are distinctly garlic-like, often sharper when raw and rounder after cooking. Fresh bulbs have a firm, juicy interior; dried or preserved examples may become more concentrated in flavour, with texture depending on processing.

The bulbs are generally small and bulbous, with papery outer layers. Fresh bulbs are the expected form, although dried or preserved examples may occur. The description does not identify a species, cultivar, or preservation method.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Wild Garlic Bulb

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Wild Garlic Bulb nutrition & diet

Wild Garlic 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.

Portions & preparation

Confirm the plant identity and use the cleaned bulb as the edible portion, distinguishing it from leaves, stems, or preserved products. Raw, roasted, boiled, and oil-packed forms differ in moisture and texture; added oil, salt, vinegar, or other ingredients should be attributed to the preparation.

Compare the right form: Match references to a confirmed wild-garlic bulb, cleaned and raw or cooked as specified; leaf, stem, preserved, and oil-packed forms need separate references.

Diet considerations

The bulb is plant-derived, but wild-garlic identification and edible part should be established before dietary interpretation. Compatibility changes with butter, dairy, meat, fish, egg, or cereal-containing sauces and coatings. Plain bulb portions usually function as seasoning, whereas larger servings or prepared spreads have different carbohydrate patterns.

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.

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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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