Bay leaf Calories and nutrition facts · Spices

2 kcal per serving (0.5 g)

Carbs: 0.24 g
Fibre: 0.13 g
Sugars: -
Protein: 0.04 g
Fat: 0.04 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 10% Carbs 65% Fat 25%

Bay leaf has 2 kcal per serving (0.5 g), with 0.24 g carbs, 0.13 g fibre, 0.04 g protein and 0.04 g fat. 100 g has 314 kcal.

How much is too much

About 93 g of bay leaf 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 186 × 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 314 kcal · typical 298 kcal
Fibre 26.3 g · typical 21.6 g
Iron 43 mg · typical 16.2 mg

More iron than 83% of spices.
Potassium 529 mg · typical 1,170 mg

Less potassium than 71% of spices.

The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.

Nutrients in bay leaf

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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 314 kcal (1,312 kJ)

16% of daily
Carbohydrates, net 49g

19% of daily
Protein 8g

10% of daily
Fat 8g

12% of daily
Water 5g

0% of daily
Alcohol 0g

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 309µg

48% of daily
Vitamin A (Retinol) 0µg
Vitamin D 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin E no data
Vitamin K no data
Vitamin B1 0.01mg

1% of daily
Vitamin B2 0.42mg

26% of daily
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) equivalents 2.01mg

15% of daily
Vitamin B6 1.74mg

109% of daily
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 180µg

55% of daily
Vitamin B12 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin C 47mg

49% of daily

Minerals

Salt no data
Calcium 834mg

88% of daily
Chromium no data
Copper 0.42mg

32% of daily
Fluoride no data
Iodine no data
Iron 43mg

269% of daily
Magnesium 120mg

40% of daily
Manganese 8mg

272% of daily
Molybdenum no data
Phosphorus 113mg

21% of daily
Potassium 529mg

15% of daily
Selenium 2.80µg

4% of daily
Sodium 23mg

1% of max
Zinc 3.70mg

40% 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 26g

105% 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.

Bay leaf 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)	314	314
Protein (g)	7.61	7.61
Fat (g)	8.36	8.36
Carbohydrates (g)	49	49
Fibre (g)	26	26
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Iron
Calcium
Magnesium
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USDA: “Spices, bay leaf”. 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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