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.
• Seeds in the case of fennel seeds. Fennel seeds can be used as a spice or a herbal tea.

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.

Aromatic herbs

The leaves can be used as a herb. However no products were listed on 27-sep-2024.

Related categories

There are no related categories.

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

Fennel bulbs

not enough information for nutritional values.

Fennel seeds

not enough products with relevant information.

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

Fennel is sold by:

• Bulbs:
  • weight
• Seeds:
  • package - sold in bags;
  • weight - for bulk;

References

• Fennel@wikipedia;
• Fennel@wiktionary;
• Fennel@wikidata - for the plant;
• Fennel fruit@wikidata for the seeds;
• Fennel@wikidata for the herb;