Anise seed Calories and nutrition facts · Spices

2 kcal per serving (0.5 g)

Carbs: 0.18 g
Fibre: 0.07 g
Sugars: -
Protein: 0.09 g
Fat: 0.08 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 20% Carbs 40% Fat 40%

Anise seed has 2 kcal per serving (0.5 g), with 0.18 g carbs, 0.07 g fibre, 0.09 g protein and 0.08 g fat. 100 g has 337 kcal.

How much is too much

About 108 g of anise seed a day reaches the EU safe upper level for iron: 40 mg, the most an adult can have every day without risk of harm. That's 216 × serving (0.5 g).

Last updated June 30, 2026 · Where the data comes from

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How it compares with other spices

Per 100 g, against the 47 spices in our catalog.

Calories 337 kcal · typical 298 kcal

More calories than 83% of spices.
Fibre 14.6 g · typical 22.7 g
Iron 37 mg · typical 16.2 mg

More iron than 79% of spices.
Potassium 1,441 mg · typical 1,119 mg
Fat 15.9 g · typical 5.9 g

More fat than 85% of spices.

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Nutrients in anise seed

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Amount

% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.

Energy and macros

Energy 337 kcal (1,411 kJ)

17% of daily
Carbohydrates, net 35g

14% of daily
Protein 18g

23% of daily
Fat 16g

24% of daily
Water 10g

0% of daily
Alcohol 0g

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 16µg

2% of daily
Vitamin A (Retinol) 0µg
Vitamin D 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin E no data
Vitamin K no data
Vitamin B1 0.34mg

41% of daily
Vitamin B2 0.29mg

18% of daily
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) equivalents 3.06mg

23% of daily
Vitamin B6 0.65mg

41% of daily
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 10µg

3% of daily
Vitamin B12 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin C 21mg

22% of daily

Minerals

Salt no data
Calcium 646mg

68% of daily
Chromium no data
Copper 0.91mg

70% of daily
Fluoride no data
Iodine no data
Iron 37mg

231% of daily
Magnesium 170mg

57% of daily
Manganese 2.30mg

77% of daily
Molybdenum no data
Phosphorus 440mg

80% of daily
Potassium 1,441mg

41% of daily
Selenium 5µg

7% of daily
Sodium 16mg

1% of max
Zinc 5mg

57% of daily

Carbohydrates

Starch no data
Sugars no data
Added Sugars 0g

0% of max
Sucrose no data
Maltose no data
Fructose no data
Galactose no data
Glucose no data
Fibre, total 15g

58% of daily
Polyols no data

Fats

Amino acids

Histidine no data
Isoleucine no data
Leucine no data
Lysine no data
Methionine no data
Cysteine no data
Phenylalanine no data
Tyrosine no data
Tryptophan no data
Threonine no data
Valine no data
Alanine no data
Arginine no data
Asparagine no data
Aspartic acid no data
Cystine no data
Glutamic acid no data
Glutamine no data
Glycine no data
Proline no data
Serine no data
Hydroxyproline no data
Taurine no data

Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.

Anise seed in other food databases

The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.

Per 100 g	Nutriely	USDA
Energy (kcal)	337	337
Protein (g)	18	18
Fat (g)	16	16
Carbohydrates (g)	35	35
Fibre (g)	15	15
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Iron
Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
Amino acids
Fatty acids

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USDA: “Spices, anise seed”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.

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Where the data comes from

United States Department of Agriculture

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