Foods native to Chile
Chile appears on Micela as the origin of 2 foods and among the top producers of 9 more.
Foods native to Chile
| Food | Origin | kcal / 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| 🍓 Strawberry | A hybrid bred in France from a Chilean and a North American species | 32 |
| 🐟 Salmon | North Atlantic; most is now farmed in Norway and Chile | 206 |
What Chile produces among the world's largest
| Food | Origin | kcal / 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| 🎣 Hake | Río de la Plata shelf, Galicia and South Africa | 116 |
| 🍮 Dulce de leche | Río de la Plata; Argentina and Uruguay both claim it | 315 |
| 🌰 Walnut | Persia and Central Asia | 654 |
| 🧂 Salt | It has no origin: mined and evaporated worldwide | 0 |
| 🍷 Wine | Georgia: the oldest wine jars, 8,000 years old | 85 |
| 🍒 Cherry | Between the Black and Caspian seas | 63 |
| 🫐 Blueberry | North America; farmed since 1916 | 57 |
| 🥝 Kiwi | China; New Zealand made it famous and named it | 61 |
| 🦑 Squid | No single origin; icons: Spain's fried calamari and Japan's ika | 92 |
What Chile's foods bring
Among the 11 foods on this page with a full profile, per 100 g. The lightest is salt, at 0 kcal.
| Stands out for | Food | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Most calories | 🌰 Walnut | 654 kcal |
| Most protein | 🎣 Hake | 23.5 g |
| Most fiber | 🌰 Walnut | 6.7 g |
| Most vitamin C | 🥝 Kiwi | 92.7 mg |
| Most potassium | 🌰 Walnut | 441 mg |
| Most iron | 🌰 Walnut | 2.9 mg |
Origins and producing countries are approximate, under review against historical sources and FAOSTAT.
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