Cardamom Calories and nutrition facts · Spices

2 kcal per serving (0.5 g)

Carbs: 0.2 g
Fibre: 0.14 g
Sugars: 0.01 g
Protein: 0.05 g
Fat: 0.03 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 16% Carbs 61% Fat 23%

Cardamom has 2 kcal per serving (0.5 g), with 0.2 g carbs, 0.14 g fibre, 0.05 g protein and 0.03 g fat. 100 g has 311 kcal.

How much is too much

About 286 g of cardamom 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 573 × serving (0.5 g).

Diet tags

Lacto-ovo vegetarian Lacto vegetarian Vegan

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 311 kcal · typical 298 kcal
Fibre 28 g · typical 21.6 g
Iron 14 mg · typical 16.3 mg
Potassium 1,119 mg · typical 1,170 mg
Zinc 7.5 mg · typical 3.3 mg

More zinc than 98% of spices.

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

Nutrients in cardamom

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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 311 kcal (1,303 kJ)

16% of daily
Carbohydrates, net 40g

15% of daily
Protein 11g

14% of daily
Fat 7g

10% of daily
Water 8g

0% of daily
Alcohol no data

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 0µg

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

0% of daily
Vitamin E no data
Vitamin K no data
Vitamin B1 0.20mg

24% of daily
Vitamin B2 0.18mg

11% of daily
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) equivalents 1.10mg

8% of daily
Vitamin B6 0.23mg

14% of daily
Vitamin B9 (Folate) no data
Vitamin B12 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin C 21mg

22% of daily

Minerals

Salt 18mg

0% of max
Calcium 383mg

40% of daily
Chromium no data
Copper 0.38mg

29% of daily
Fluoride no data
Iodine no data
Iron 14mg

87% of daily
Magnesium 229mg

76% of daily
Manganese 28mg

933% of daily
Molybdenum no data
Phosphorus 178mg

32% of daily
Potassium 1,119mg

32% of daily
Selenium no data
Sodium 18mg

1% of max
Zinc 7mg

80% of daily

Carbohydrates

Starch 38g
Sugars 2.80g

6% 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 28g

112% 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.

Cardamom 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)	311	311
Protein (g)	11	11
Fat (g)	6.7	6.7
Carbohydrates (g)	40	40
Fibre (g)	28	28
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Vitamin A
Iron
Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
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USDA: “Spices, cardamom”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.

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