Bunch Rhubarb

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Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for fresh rhubarb petioles (field-grown and forced). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Postharvest decay usually comes from poorly sanitized hydrocooling water, so clean cooling water plus cold storage is essential. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

Rhubarb, raw; USDA SR Legacy, FDC 167758, published 4/1/2019. Per 100 g edible portion, approximately: Energy: 21 kcal; Protein: 0.9 g; Fat: 0.2 g; Total carbohydrate (by difference): 4.54 g; Dietary fiber: 1.8 g; Vitamin C: 8 mg; Folate: 7 µg; Total sugars: 1.1 g. Generic reference for the stated edible food and processing form, not a cultivar-specific or item-specific measurement. Composition of an individual shipment has not been measured.