Spirulina Calories and nutrition facts · Canned vegetables
- Carbs
- 22.7 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
- Sugars
- 3.5 g
- Protein
- 64.4 g
- Fat
- 8.6 g
Where the calories come from
Spirulina has 325 kcal per cup (112 g), with 22.7 g carbs, 4 g fibre, 64.4 g protein and 8.6 g fat. 100 g has 290 kcal.
Share of your daily needs in one cup
How much is too much
About 82 g of spirulina a day reaches the EU safe upper level for copper: 5 mg, the most an adult can have every day without risk of harm. That's less than one cup (112 g).
Last updated June 30, 2026 · Where the data comes from
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Per 100 g, against the 27 canned vegetables in our catalog.
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Calories 290 kcal · typical 52 kcal
More calories than 89% of canned vegetables.
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Sodium 1,048 mg · typical 584 mg
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Fibre 3.6 g · typical 2.4 g
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Vitamin C 10.1 mg · typical 9.5 mg
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Protein 57.5 g · typical 1.3 g
More protein than 100% of canned vegetables.
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Iron 28.5 mg · typical 0.8 mg
More iron than 100% of canned vegetables.
The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.
Nutrients in spirulina
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% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.
Energy and macros
Vitamins
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Vitamin A (RAE) 29µg4% of daily
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Vitamin D 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin E 5mg45% of daily
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Vitamin K 26µg36% of daily
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Vitamin B1 2.38mg285% of daily
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Vitamin B2 3.67mg229% of daily
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96% of daily
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Vitamin B6 0.36mg23% of daily
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Vitamin B9 (Folate) 94µg28% of daily
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Vitamin B12 0µg0% of daily
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Vitamin C 10mg11% of daily
Minerals
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Salt no data
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Calcium 120mg13% of daily
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Chromium no data
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Copper 6mg469% of daily
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Fluoride no data
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Iodine no data
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Iron 29mg178% of daily
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Magnesium 195mg65% of daily
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Manganese 1.90mg63% of daily
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Molybdenum no data
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Phosphorus 118mg21% of daily
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Potassium 1,363mg39% of daily
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Selenium 7µg10% of daily
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Sodium 1,048mg52% of max
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Zinc 2mg22% of daily
Carbohydrates
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Starch no data
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Sugars 3.10g6% of max
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Added Sugars 0g0% of max
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Sucrose no data
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Maltose no data
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Fructose no data
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Galactose no data
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Glucose no data
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Fibre, total 3.60g14% of daily
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Polyols no data
Fats
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Omega-3 0g
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Alpha-linolenic acid no data
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EPA fatty acid 0mg
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DHA fatty acid 0mg
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Omega-6 no data
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Linoleic acid no data
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Arachidonic acid no data
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Oleic acid 347mg
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Saturated fatty acids 2.65g12% of max
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Palmitic acid 2,496mg
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Stearic acid 0.08g
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Cholesterol 0mg
Amino acids
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Histidine 1.09g111% of daily
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Isoleucine 3.21g241% of daily
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Leucine 4.95g168% of daily
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Lysine 3.03g114% of daily
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Methionine 1.15g86% of daily
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Cysteine no data
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Phenylalanine 2.78g120% of daily
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Tyrosine 2.58g215% of daily
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Tryptophan 0.93g265% of daily
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Threonine 2.97g212% of daily
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Valine 3.51g209% of daily
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Alanine 4.52g
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Arginine 4.15g
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Asparagine no data
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Cystine 0.66g95% of daily
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Glutamine no data
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Glycine 3.10g
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Proline 2.38g
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Serine 3.00g
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Hydroxyproline no data
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Taurine no data
Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.
Spirulina 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) | 290 | 290 |
| Protein (g) | 57 | 57 |
| Fat (g) | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 20 | 20 |
| Sugars (g) | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Fibre (g) | 3.6 | 3.6 |
USDA: “Seaweed, spirulina, dried”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.
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