Spices, Herbs, Flavorings and Food Colorings
This Table Reflects Amounts per Tablespoon |
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Name of Spice or Herb |
Sucrose |
Fructose |
Glucose |
Lactose |
Maltose |
Starch |
Allspice, ground |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
1.0 g |
Anise seeds |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
2.1 g |
Asafoetida |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
Unknown |
Arrowroot2 |
T |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.29 g/Tab. or 94 g/100g |
Basil, dried |
0 .4 mg |
15.0 mg |
15.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
<0.1 mg |
Bay leaf |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
0.98 mg |
Bee balm |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Betel leaves |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
<0.1 mg |
Borage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
<0.1 mg |
Capers, canned |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.29 g |
Caraway seed |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
0.72 g |
Cardamom, ground |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
2.4 g |
Celery seed |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
1.74 g |
Chervil, dried |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Trace |
Chicory, leaf, raw |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 g |
Chicory, root |
0.52 g |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.08 g |
Chili powder |
58.0 mg |
335.0 mg |
162.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
0.46 g |
Chinese 5 spice |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
Unknown |
Chives |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
Chives, garlic |
Trace |
0.9 g |
0.8 g |
0 |
0 |
Trace |
Cicely, sweet |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Cinnamon, ground |
1.6 mg |
89.0 mg |
79.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
1.56 g |
Cloves, ground |
1.3 mg |
70.0 mg |
75.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
1.7 g |
Coriander leaf, dried (aka Chinese parsley or cilantro) |
Trace |
0.6 g |
0.9 g |
0 |
0 |
0.3 g |
Coriander seed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.26 g |
Cream of Tarter9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.34 g |
Cumin seed (black cumin aka kalonji) |
0.14 g |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.84 g |
Curry powder |
40.0 mg |
52.0 mg |
72.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
1.32 g |
Dill seed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.04 g |
Dill weed, fresh |
0.3 g |
0.2 g |
0.3 g |
0 |
0 |
Trace |
Dill weed, dried |
1.41 g |
0.94 g |
1.14 g |
0 |
0 |
0.84 g |
Epazote |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fennel seed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.72 g |
Fenugreek seed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.98 g |
Garam masala |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
Unknown |
Garlic, powder |
0.15 g |
.16 g |
.11 g |
0 |
0 |
3.85 g |
Garlic, raw |
<0.1 g |
<0.1 g |
<0.1 g |
0 |
0 |
1.98 g |
Ginger, fresh |
<0.1 g |
.16 g |
.15 g |
0 |
0 |
.64 g |
Ginger, powder, ground |
10.0 mg |
99.0 mg |
62.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
3.24 g |
Horseradish |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
Lemon balm |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Lemon grass |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.75 g |
Lemon verbena |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Licorice |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
Unknown |
Mace, ground |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.36 g |
Marjoram, dried |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mustard seed, yellow |
0.5 g |
2.0 mg |
307.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nutmeg, ground2 |
2.0 g |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Onion, powder |
2.4 g |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 g |
Oregano, dried |
10.0 mg |
12.0 mg |
20.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pandan leaves (Thailand) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Paprika |
55.0 mg |
0.5 g |
190 mg |
0 |
0 |
0.18 g |
Parsley, flat or curled, dried |
63.0 mg |
10.0 mg |
51.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
0.44 g |
Pepper, black1 |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.84 g |
Pepper, red or cayenne |
0.5 g |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 g |
Pepper, white |
0<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.58 g |
Peppermint, fresh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 g |
Poppy seed |
225.0 mg |
25.1 mg |
30.0 mg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Poultry seasoning |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.54 g |
Pumpkin pie spice |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
<0.1 mg |
0 |
0 |
1.77 g |
Rosemary, dried |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 g |
Saffron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
~19.1 g/100 g |
Sage, ground |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Salt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sassafras |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Savory, ground |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.46 g |
Spearmint, fresh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.17 g |
Tamarind, raw |
3.42 g |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Trace |
Tarragon, dried |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Thyme, dried |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Turmeric, ground |
173.0 mg |
33.0 mg |
22.4 mg |
0 |
0 |
0.8 g |
Vanilla bean |
0.3 g |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wasabi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.96 g |
See also: McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods. (2013). 7th Edition. The Royal Society of Chemistry and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Nottingham, England.
2. Holland, B., Unwin, I.D., and Buss, D.H.. (1988). Cereals and Cereal Products: Third Supplement to McCance and Widdowson's The Food Composition of Foods. The Royal Soiety of Chemistry and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Nottingham, England.
6. Holland, B., Unwin, I.D., and Buss, D.H.. (1991). Vegetables Herbs and Spices: Fifth Supplement to McCance and Widdowson's The Food Composition of Foods. The Royal Soiety of Chemistry and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Nottingham, England.
9. Chan, W., Brown, J., Buss, D. H. (1994). Miscellaneous Foods. Fourth supplement to the Fifth Edition of McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods. The Royal Society of Chemistry and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Nottingham, England.
19. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference 26 Software v. 1.3. Report Run: 5 Nov 2013: 12:03pm.
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