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Hearts of palm

Heath of palm is a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees. Heart of palm may be eaten on its own, and often it is eaten in a salad. Hearts of palm are rich in fiber, potassium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, copper, vitamins B2, B6, and C.

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 234 products of the Hearts of palm category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 242 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml
Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 118 kj
(28 kcal)
26 kj
(6 kcal)
42 kj
(10 kcal)
75 kj
(18 kcal)
121 kj
(29 kcal)
159 kj
(38 kcal)
1,060 kj
(254 kcal)
Fat 0.247 g 0.272 g 0 g 0 g 0.1 g 0.7 g 6.5 g
Saturated fat 0.045 g 0.074 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0.2 g 1 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 83 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 5 mg
Carbohydrates 3.54 g 1.34 g 0 g 1.4 g 3.5 g 6 g 17.6 g
Sugars 0.767 g 0.628 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 1.7 g 17.3 g
Fiber 2.25 g 0.582 g 0 g 1.4 g 2.2 g 3.4 g 6 g
Proteins 2.27 g 0.489 g 0 g 1.5 g 2.3 g 3 g 21 g
Salt 0.719 g 0.19 g 0 g 0.4 g 0.72 g 1 g 1.82 g
Vitamin A 4.92 µg 10 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 23.4 µg 42.3 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 6.87 mg 3.39 mg 0 mg 1.9 mg 6 mg 12 mg 50 mg
Calcium 37.4 mg 15.5 mg 0 mg 15 mg 40 mg 84 mg 280 mg
Iron 0.706 mg 0.515 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.55 mg 2.09 mg 3.6 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 98.2 % 4.69 % 85 % 85 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
  • Packaging materials


    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
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