Recipes · Vietnamese · Preserves, Jams, and Pickles

Đồ Chua (Pickled Carrot and Daikon)

One serving has 151 kcal and 1 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (95%) and vitamin C (30%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Đồ Chua (Pickled Carrot and Daikon)
Photo: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (267 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 80 g Carrots, raw
  • 80 g Daikon radish, raw
  • 40 g Vinegar, white
  • 25 g Sugar
  • 1.5 g Salt
  • 40 g Water

Method

  1. Cut the carrot and daikon into thin matchsticks, sprinkle with a little of the salt, massage briefly, then rinse and squeeze out the excess water.
  2. Warm the vinegar, water, sugar and remaining salt together just until dissolved, then let cool.
  3. Pack the carrot and daikon into a clean jar and pour the pickling liquid over, making sure they're fully submerged.
  4. Let pickle at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, or refrigerate up to 2 weeks, before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy151 kcal7%
Carbohydrates36 g
Water224 mL
Fiber3.5 g12%
Protein1.2 g3%
Tryptophan0.01 g
Threonine0.17 g
Isoleucine0.08 g
Leucine0.11 g
Lysine0.1 g
Methionine0.02 g
Cystine0.07 g
Phenylalanine0.06 g
Tyrosine0.04 g
Valine0.08 g
Histidine0.04 g
Fat0.27 g
Monounsaturated0.02 g
Polyunsaturated0.12 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.09 g
Saturated0.05 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium52.2 mg5%
Copper0.14 mg16%
Iron0.59 mg3%
Magnesium23.2 mg7%
Manganese0.17 mg9%
Phosphorus48 mg7%
Potassium439 mg9%
Selenium0.99 µg2%
Sodium656 mg
Zinc0.32 mg4%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.07 mg6%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.07 mg6%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.95 mg7%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.33 mg7%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.15 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)37.6 µg9%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline12.9 mg3%
Vitamin A668 µg95%
Vitamin C22.3 mg30%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.53 mg4%
Vitamin K10.8 µg12%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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