globe artichoke

Also known as artichoke, artichokes

The artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.

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The globe artichoke is a type of thistle plant that has been cultivated as a food crop. It matters because it serves as a significant food source in cuisines around the world.

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Within Vinony's link graph, globe artichoke is referenced by 737 other articles, and connects out to Food and Agriculture Organization, National Center for Biotechnology Information and Cynara cardunculus.

It is catalogued under topics including Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Cardueae and Commons link is locally defined.

Its subject is documented across 76 Wikipedia language editions.

Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 72 products

cNutri-Score

3NOVA · Processed food

Energy: 86 kcal
Fat: 6.3 g
— of which saturates: 0.3 g
Carbohydrates: 6.6 g
— of which sugars: 1.1 g
Fibre: 3.2 g
Protein: 1.7 g
Salt: 0.95 g

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Commons category: Artichokes as food
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Description
Name
Ecology
Cultivation
Early history
Agricultural output
Cultivars
Traditional (vegetative propagation)
Propagated by seeds
Uses
Nutrition
Culinary
Herbal tea
Apéritif
Genome
See also
References
External links

The artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.

The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers (an inflorescence), together with many bracts, on an edible base. Once the buds bloom, the structure changes to a coarse, barely edible form. Another variety of the same species is the cardoon, a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. Both wild forms and cultivated varieties (cultivars) exist.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “globe artichoke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.