Rapini

Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestrisAlso called broccoli rabe, ruvo kale, broccoli raab and broccoletti

Rapini is a fibrous vegetable whose buds, flowers, leaves, and stems are eaten. Cooks braise or sauté it and pair it with olive oil, garlic, chili pepper, anchovy, or sausage.

Plant-based
Gluten-free
No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Vegetables
Part used: Bud, flower, leaf, stem
Family: Brassicaceae
Texture: Fibrous
Cooked most in: Europe
Top country: Spain
Dishes: 2 in the catalogue
Energy: 22 kcal per 100 g

Photo: Roberto sernicola · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use rapini

Typical ways to cook or use it

Braise
Saute

Preparing it

Trim the base before cooking. Blanching before further cooking is optional.

Goes well with

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

Fibrous

Nutrition

What 100 g of rapini holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 49%Fat 8%Carbohydrate 44%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of rapini, raw
Energy	22 kcal · 92 kJ
Protein	3.2 g
Fat	0.49 g
of which saturated	0.08 g
Carbohydrate	2.9 g
of which sugars	0.38 g
Fibre	2.7 g
Sodium	33 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of rapini, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	196 mg
Calcium	108 mg
Iron	2.1 mg
Magnesium	22 mg
Zinc	0.77 mg
Vitamin C	20 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	131 µg
Folate	83 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (food 170381), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where rapini is cooked

2 dishes in the catalogue use rapini. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Europe1

Countries whose dishes use it most

Spain 1

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list rapini among their ingredients.

Origins

Native to: Europe

On the table

Dishes made with rapini

2 dishes in the catalogue use it.

Caldo galego
Spain
Lacón con grelos

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include rapini.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: rapini in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None