Caraway seed Calories and nutrition facts · Spices

2 kcal per serving (0.5 g)

Carbs: 0.06 g
Fibre: 0.19 g
Sugars: 0 g
Protein: 0.1 g
Fat: 0.07 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 31% Carbs 18% Fat 51%

Caraway seed has 2 kcal per serving (0.5 g), with 0.06 g carbs, 0.19 g fibre, 0.1 g protein and 0.07 g fat. 100 g has 333 kcal.

How much is too much

About 247 g of caraway 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 493 × serving (0.5 g).

Diet tags

Egg free Gluten free Lacto-ovo vegetarian Lactose free Lacto vegetarian Milk free Soy free Vegan

Last updated November 6, 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 333 kcal · typical 298 kcal

More calories than 79% of spices.
Fibre 38 g · typical 21.6 g

More fibre than 81% of spices.
Iron 16.2 mg · typical 16.3 mg
Potassium 1,351 mg · typical 1,170 mg
Zinc 5.5 mg · typical 3.2 mg

More zinc than 87% of spices.

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Nutrients in caraway 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 333 kcal (1,393 kJ)

17% of daily
Carbohydrates, net 12g

5% of daily
Protein 20g

26% of daily
Fat 15g

22% of daily
Water 10g

0% of daily
Alcohol 0g

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 18µg

3% of daily
Vitamin A (Retinol) 0µg
Vitamin D 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin E 2.50mg

23% of daily
Vitamin K 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin B1 0.38mg

46% of daily
Vitamin B2 0.38mg

24% of daily
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) equivalents 3.61mg

27% of daily
Vitamin B6 0.36mg

23% 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 689mg

73% of daily
Chromium 0.13µg

1% of daily
Copper 0.91mg

70% of daily
Fluoride no data
Iodine no data
Iron 16mg

101% of daily
Magnesium 258mg

86% of daily
Manganese 1.30mg

43% of daily
Molybdenum no data
Phosphorus 568mg

103% of daily
Potassium 1,351mg

39% of daily
Selenium 12µg

17% of daily
Sodium 17mg

1% of max
Zinc 6mg

59% of daily

Carbohydrates

Starch no data
Sugars 0.64g

1% of max
Added Sugars 0g

0% of max
Sucrose no data
Maltose no data
Fructose no data
Galactose no data
Glucose no data
Fibre, total 38g

152% of daily
Polyols no data

Fats

Amino acids

Histidine 0.55g

56% of daily
Isoleucine 0.83g

62% of daily
Leucine 1.22g

41% of daily
Lysine 1.03g

39% of daily
Methionine 0.36g

27% of daily
Cysteine no data
Phenylalanine 0.87g

38% of daily
Tyrosine 0.64g

54% of daily
Tryptophan 0.24g

70% of daily
Threonine 0.76g

54% of daily
Valine 1.04g

62% of daily
Alanine 0.91g
Arginine 1.25g
Asparagine no data
Aspartic acid 2.08g
Cystine 0.33g

47% of daily
Glutamic acid 3.17g
Glutamine no data
Glycine 1.32g
Proline 0.92g
Serine 0.95g
Hydroxyproline no data
Taurine no data

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

Caraway 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)	333	333
Protein (g)	20	20
Fat (g)	15	15
Carbohydrates (g)	12	12
Sugars (g)	0.64	0.64
Fibre (g)	38	38
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