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Zucchini flower

Zucchini flowers are the edible blossoms of zucchini plants, commonly fried, stuffed, or used in soups and vegetable dishes.

Zucchini flower — illustrative ingredient image

About Zucchini flower

Zucchini flower is a common culinary name for the edible blossom of a zucchini plant. It is used in soups, pasta, risotto, omelettes, vegetable dishes, fritters, and stuffed or fried preparations. The flower is most useful when fresh because its petals are thin and easily damaged.

Its flavour is mildly vegetal with a subtle sweetness, and its texture is soft and fragile. The petals wilt readily during cooking, while the central floral structures and any attached stem may remain slightly firmer. Size, freshness, and cooking method influence whether the flower feels delicate or more substantial.

Zucchini flowers are usually yellow or orange and may be sold whole, with a green stem, or prepared in strips. They can be cooked whole, sliced, stuffed, battered, sautéed, or added to soup. Brief cooking preserves more structure, whereas frying creates a crisp exterior and a tender interior.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

zucchini flower

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Zucchini flower nutrition & diet

Zucchini flower 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

Identify the catalogue item as the edible flower of a zucchini plant and match the reference to its trimmed portion. Fresh, raw, sautéed, stuffed, battered, and fried flowers require separate consideration because fillings, coatings, oil, and cooking method change the food being assessed.

Compare the right form: Reference fresh zucchini flowers with the edible blossom portion specified, including trimming and whether the form is raw, stuffed, coated, or cooked.

Diet considerations

Zucchini flower is plant-derived. Its dietary compatibility changes when recipes add egg, cheese, meat, seafood, batter, breadcrumbs, or other cereal ingredients. Plain flowers and fried or stuffed versions should not be treated alike; the accompanying filling, coating, sauce, and portion determine the finished carbohydrate pattern and overall composition.

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 — 01.1.7.4.9_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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