Category/Vegetables/Fennel

The category Fennel can mean the bulb, the leaves of the seeds. Further specification is required for correct categorisation.

Super-categories

The super (parent) categories of Fennel are:

• Plant-based foods and vegetables;
• etc.

Depending on the part of the fennel plant other super-categories can be used:

• Vegetable rods in the case of Fennel bulbs.

Sub-categories

Vegetable rods

If the vegetable rod part of the plant is meant:

• Fennel bulbs;
• Fresh fennel bulbs;
• Boiled fennel for fennel bulbs that have been boiled;

The product can also be bought cut in pieces and frozen. There is no subcategory for that yet.

Related categories

The ingredient Belgian endives occurs in some 103 categories. Several of these categories highlight spinach:

• endives with ham for a variety of meals that contain Belgian endives and ham;
• radicchio - (italian chicory);

Agribalyse proxy

These categories are a proxy of fennel.

• Anise

Ingredients

For all subcategories.

Required ingredients

The following ingredient is minimally required for products in this category:

• belgian endive

Fresh Belgian endives

Required ingredients

The following single ingredient is required for products in this category:

• belgian endive

Disallowed ingredients

All other ingredients are disallowed.

Canned Belgian endives

Required ingredients

The following ingredient is minimally required for products in this category:

• belgian endive

Optional ingredients

• Salt - Most Belgian endives have salt added.
• Water - Most Belgian endives have water added.
• Acid as a preservative;

Disallowed ingredients

There might be some other ingredients used as enhancer.

Production process/labels

not yet looked at

Nutritional information

Fresh Belgian endives

	min	10%	med	90%	max
Energy (kJ/100g)	38	63	73	85	96
Fat (%)	0	0	0.2	0.26	0.5
Saturated fat (%)	0	0	0.04	0.1	0.1
Carbohydrates (%)	0	0.3	1	3.53	4.15
Sugars (%)	0	0	0.33	0.7	1.5
Fiber (%)	0.9	1.6	2.2	2.5	3.6
Proteins (%)	1	1.8	2.77	3.3	5
Salt (%)	0	0.03	0.17	0.25	0.35
Fruit (%)			100

Canned Belgian endives

	min	10%	med	90%	max
Energy (kJ/100g)	54	54	75	92	92
Fat (%)	0	0	0.1	0.5	0.5
Saturated fat (%)	0	0	0.08	0.1	0.1
Carbohydrates (%)	1.31	2.3	2.4	3.15	4.5
Sugars (%)	0	0	1.72	2.4	2.6
Fiber (%)	0	0.9	1.7	2.2	3.1
Proteins (%)	1	1	1.08	1.5	1.82
Salt (%)	0	0	0.004	0.06	0.061
Fruit (%)

Quality Monitoring

• Single ingredient check:
  • Fresh Belgian endives should only contain the ingredient Belgian endives;

• Opposites check:
  • Canned Belgian endives and Fresh Belgian endives should not be assigned simultaneously;

• Nutritional values envelope - none defined yet;

Last cleanup by hand on 26 sep 2024.

Sales format

Belgian endives is sold by:

• package - sold in bags with multiple whole heads;
• tins
• weight - in the bulk vegetable aisles or markets;

References

• Chicory@wikipedia - focussed on the plant;
• Belgian_endive@wiktionary;
• Chicory@wikidata - no distinction is made between the plant and the food;