Fennel seed
USDA name: Spices, fennel seed
20 calories in 1 tbsp, whole (5.8 g). Per 100 g, protein: 15.8 g, carbohydrates: 52.3 g, fat: 14.9 g.
Fennel seed, 1 tbsp, whole
20 calories
- Protein
- 0.92 g
- Carbs
- 3 g
- Fat
- 0.86 g
- Fiber
- 2.3 g
- Sugars
- —
Nutrition Facts
Calories20
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. — means not reported. Estimates use the assumptions explained on this page.
vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Niacin (B3)2% 0.35 mg
- Thiamin (B1)2% 0.024 mg
- Vitamin B62% 0.027 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)2% 0.02 mg
- Vitamin C1% 1.2 mg
Little or none: Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Manganese16% 0.38 mg
- Copper7% 0.062 mg
- Iron6% 1.1 mg
- Calcium5% 69.4 mg
- Magnesium5% 22.3 mg
- Phosphorus2% 28.2 mg
- Potassium2% 98.3 mg
- Zinc2% 0.21 mg
Little or none: Sodium.
Amino acids
Grams in this serving. Essential amino acids are marked •
- Glutamic acid0.17 g
- Aspartic acid0.11 g
- Glycine0.064 g
- Leucine•0.058 g
- Valine•0.053 g
- Proline0.052 g
- Serine0.052 g
- Alanine0.046 g
- Lysine•0.044 g
- Isoleucine•0.04 g
- Arginine0.039 g
- Phenylalanine•0.038 g
- Threonine•0.035 g
- Tyrosine0.024 g
- Histidine•0.019 g
- Methionine•0.017 g
- Tryptophan•0.015 g
- Cystine0.013 g
How it compares
Against other records in Spices and Herbs, per 100 g. Each nutrient uses only records with a value; matching values are counted separately. Percentages are rounded.
Calories
Higher than 91%
Same value as 0 of 64 other records.
leastmostFiber
Higher than 87%
Same value as 0 of 62 other records.
leastmostTotal fat
Higher than 84%
Same value as 0 of 63 other records.
leastmostPotassium
Higher than 79%
Same value as 0 of 62 other records.
leastmostCalcium
Higher than 78%
Same value as 0 of 64 other records.
leastmostProtein
Higher than 75%
Same value as 0 of 63 other records.
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in fennel seed?
- 1 tbsp, whole (5.8 g): 20 calories; protein: 0.92 g, carbohydrates: 3 g, fat: 0.86 g.
- How much protein is in fennel seed?
- 15.8 g per 100 g. Its estimated share of calories is 18%, using 4 kcal per gram of protein.
- How many net carbs are in fennel seed?
- 12.5 g per 100 g. Calculated as carbohydrate minus fiber, floored at zero.
All 54 reported nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 8.8 g |
| Energy | 345 kcal |
| Energy | 1,443 kj |
| Protein | 15.8 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 14.9 g |
| Ash | 8.2 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 52.3 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 39.8 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 1,196 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 18.5 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 385 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 487 mg |
| Potassium, K | 1,694 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 88 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 3.7 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 1.1 mg |
| Manganese, Mn | 6.5 mg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 21 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.41 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.35 mg |
| Niacin | 6 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.47 mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 7 µg |
| Retinol | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, IU | 135 iu |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 iu |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.48 g |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.48 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 9.9 g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 9.9 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 1.7 g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 1.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Phytosterols | 66 mg |
| Tryptophan | 0.25 g |
| Threonine | 0.6 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.69 g |
| Leucine | 1.0 g |
| Lysine | 0.76 g |
| Methionine | 0.3 g |
| Cystine | 0.22 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.65 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.41 g |
| Valine | 0.92 g |
| Arginine | 0.68 g |
| Histidine | 0.33 g |
| Alanine | 0.79 g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.8 g |
| Glutamic acid | 3 g |
| Glycine | 1.1 g |
| Proline | 0.9 g |
| Serine | 0.9 g |
Source: USDA SR Legacy: the Standard Reference database, USDA's classic nutrient tables. FDC ID 171323, published 2019-04-01. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.