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Sichuan pepper

Latin Zanthoxylum bungeanum · EN Sichuan pepper · szechuan pepper · prickly ash · hua jiao · sansho · SK Sichuan paprika

Edible parts

Spice 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)
Energy1297 kJ / 310 kcal16%
Protein10.6 g21%
Carbohydrate42 g16%
Fibre21 g
Fat9.1 g13%
Vitamin A12 µg RE2%
Calcium540 mg68%
Iron8.2 mg59%
Magnesium130 mg35%
Potassium980 mg49%
Zinc1.4 mg14%
Sodium12 mg

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

Prep notes

Not piper. A citrus-family husk that numbs. The tingle is hydroxy-α-sanshool, not capsaicin. Toast lightly.

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Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum bungeanum; SK Sichuan paprika) is listed in Thrive’s plant atlas under spice. 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: Spice as sold.

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