Living plant atlas

Cattail shoot

Latin Typha latifolia · EN Cattail shoot · bulrush · typha · reedmace · cumbungi · SK Cattail výhonok

Edible parts

Vegetable flesh / as sold

Nutrition per 100 g

Food data (CoFID / USDA). % NRV is UK where a reference exists. Curiosity about the plant — not a diary score.

NutrientPer 100 g% NRV (UK)
Energy105 kJ / 25 kcal1%
Protein1.2 g2%
Carbohydrate5.1 g2%
Fibre2.1 g
Natural sugars0.8 g
Fat0.2 g
Vitamin A6 µg RE1%
Vitamin C8 mg10%
Vitamin K12 µg16%
Folate8 µg4%
Calcium22 mg3%
Iron0.8 mg6%
Magnesium16 mg4%
Potassium196 mg10%
Zinc0.18 mg2%
Sodium18 mg

Per 100 g · CoFID / USDA · % NRV UK · not medical advice

Prep notes

The inner spring shoot, cucumber-crisp. Pollen later in the year is a yellow flour. Know your wetland — iris and some rushes are not this plant.

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Cattail shoot (Typha latifolia; SK Cattail výhonok) is listed in Thrive’s plant atlas under vegetable. Nutrition below is per 100 g with % NRV (UK) where a reference exists — food data for curiosity, not a diary score or medical claim. Edible part covered here: Vegetable flesh / as sold.

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Not medical advice. Figures are food data (CoFID / USDA), % NRV.