{{Short description|Ingredient in various cuisines}} {{redirect|Vine leaves|leaves of vines|Vine}} {{for|stuffed grape leaves|Stuffed leaves}} {{Infobox food | name = Grape leaves | image = Merchant selling grape leaves, Al-Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus, Syria.jpg | caption = Merchant selling grape leaves in Damascus (2008) | alternate_name = | region = | creator = | course = | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }}
'''Grape leaves''', the leaves of the grapevine plant, are used in the cuisines of a number of cultures. They may be obtained fresh, or preserved in jars or cans.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Julia|last1=Ingalls|access-date=16 December 2020|title=The Complicated Comfort Of Syrian Grape Leaves|url=https://laist.com/2019/10/01/finding_syrian_grape_leaves_los_angeles.php|website=LAist|date=October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Eleni|last1=Sakellis|access-date=16 December 2020|title=Dolamadakia, Stuffed Grape Leaves|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/food_travel_food/arthro/dolamadakia_stuffed_grape_leaves-584815/|website=The National Herald|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027034946/https://www.thenationalherald.com/food_travel_food/arthro/dolamadakia_stuffed_grape_leaves-584815/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The leaves are commonly rolled or stuffed with mixtures of meat and rice to produce dolma (often, sarma), found widely in the Mediterranean, Caucasus, Balkans, and Middle East.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first1=Alan|editor-last1=Davidson|title=The Oxford Companion to Food|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RL6LAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA879|page=879|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2014|isbn=978-0-19-967733-7|via=Google Books}}</ref> They may also be used in various other recipes and dishes.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=16 December 2020|title=Grape Leaf Herb and Yogurt Pie|url=https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2011/05/05/grape-leaf-herb-and-yogurt-pie|website=The Splendid Table}}</ref> When cut into smaller pieces they are used as a savory addition to soups that include greens and cabbage.<ref name="Thorne1996">John Thorne. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=VEWmQ53--v0C&pg=PA183 Simple Cooking]''. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 16 November 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-86547-504-5}}. p. 183–.</ref>
==Nutrition== Canned grape leaves (cooked, salted) are 76% water, 12% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and 2% fat.<ref name="nd">{{cite web |title=Grape leaves, cooked, canned and salted (varies by manufacturer) |url=https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/3039/2 |publisher=Nutritiondata.com, Conde Nast and US Department of Agriculture |access-date=17 December 2021 |date=2018}}</ref> In a reference amount of {{convert|100|g}}, the leaves supply 69 calories and are a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of sodium (119% DV), vitamin A (105% DV), copper (95% DV), pantothenic acid (43% DV), and several other B vitamins and dietary minerals.<ref name=nd/>
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Grape leaves sold in jars.png|Preserved grape leaves in jars File:Stuffed grape leaves with yogurt mint sauce.jpg|Stuffed grape leaves with yogurt mint sauce </gallery>
==See also== {{Portal|Food}} * Grape seed * List of grape dishes
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