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Zucchini Blossom

Zucchini blossoms are the edible flowers of zucchini plants, commonly fried, stuffed, or added to soups and sautés.

Zucchini Blossom — illustrative ingredient image

About Zucchini Blossom

Zucchini blossom is the edible flower of a zucchini plant, usually harvested while fresh and open or partly closed. It is used in fillings, fritters, soups, pasta, risotto, omelettes, and vegetable dishes, and is especially suited to brief cooking because its petals are delicate.

The blossom has a mild, lightly vegetal flavour with a subtle sweetness and a soft, fragile texture. Its thin petals wilt quickly with heat, while the central floral parts and attached stem may provide slightly more structure. Freshness, flower size, and cooking method affect the final texture.

Fresh blossoms are generally yellow or orange with a green stem and may be cooked whole or cut into strips. They are often stuffed, battered and fried, sautéed, or folded into soups and batters. Longer cooking makes them softer; frying gives the exterior a crisp coating while the flower remains tender.

Ingredient type
whole food

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zucchini blossom

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Zucchini Blossom nutrition & diet

Zucchini Blossom nutritional value

Product example: GOYA, ZUCCHINI FLOWER (Goya Foods, Inc. )

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
9kcal
Protein
0.9g
Carbs
1.9g
Fat
0.0g

A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible flower portion of zucchini, removing the stem base, internal reproductive parts, and any damaged material as appropriate to the preparation. Raw, sautéed, stuffed, battered, and fried blossoms are not equivalent forms, and fillings or cooking fats should be recorded separately.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to fresh edible zucchini blossoms, specifying male or female flower, trimming, and whether the blossom is raw, stuffed, battered, or cooked.

Diet considerations

Zucchini blossom is a plant-derived flower. Compatibility changes with cheese, egg, meat, seafood, batter, breadcrumbs, or other cereal ingredients used in stuffing and frying. A plain cooked blossom has a different portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern from a breaded or filled preparation; sauces and cooking fat should be attributed to 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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central branded product — GOYA, ZUCCHINI FLOWER ↗. 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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