Calories in Garlic
Nutrition Facts
Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites
Garlic, A Bite of Health
It can clear out the sinus cavities, and assist in regulating blood pressure - and it may even ward-away Vampires. It's one powerful super food that resides in the healthy Vegetable Food Group.
Garlic, an Inexpensive Flavor Booster
It only takes a tiny bit of garlic to boost flavors in foods, and it is one of the least expensive seasonings at the market. It's exceptionally easy to grow, too.
Calories in Garlic
Three cloves contain a tiny 13 calories. It's so minimal in fatty acids that it's considered as fat-free. But even little calories add up as one cup contains over two-hundred calories.
It also contain luetin + zeaxanthin, carotenoids which work as powerful antioxidants in the body to rid harmful toxins which attack cell health.
Dietary Fiber in Garlic
One cup contains approximately three dietary fiber grams - but that's enough garlic to clear a large crowd.
Fat Content in Garlic
It's so minimal in lipid content that even a cup contains about one-half a gram of total fat content.
Other Notable Nutrition Facts
Other healthy benefits include calcium, Vitamin K and Zinc. It has a surprising amount of Vitamin C content - almost 3 mg's per three cloves & over 40 mg's per cup.
Another great surprise is the potassium content. Three cloves provides 36 mg's and per cup - over 500 mg's.
Like most raw foods, it is almost void of salt content.
NUTRITION FACTS, GARLIC
|
Garlic, raw |
Unit Measures |
1 cup |
1 tsp |
1 clove |
3 cloves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
246 |
5 |
5 |
16 |
|
Calories |
kcal
|
203 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
|
Carbohydrate |
g
|
44.96 |
0.93 |
0.99 |
2.98 |
|
Carotene, alpha |
mcg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Carotene, beta |
mcg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cholesterol |
mg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.407 |
0.008 |
0.009 |
0.027 |
|
Cryptoxanthin, beta |
mcg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cystine |
g
|
0.088 |
0.002 |
0.002 |
0.006 |
|
Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
0.68 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
|
Monounsaturated Fat |
g
|
0.015 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.001 |
|
Polyunsaturated Fat |
g
|
0.339 |
0.007 |
0.007 |
0.022 |
|
Saturated Fat |
g
|
0.121 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
0.008 |
|
Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
2.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Folate, food |
mcg
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Folate, total |
mcg
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Folic acid |
mcg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Glutamic acid |
g
|
1.095 |
0.023 |
0.024 |
0.072 |
|
Glycine |
g
|
0.272 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
0.018 |
|
Histidine |
g
|
0.154 |
0.003 |
0.003 |
0.010 |
|
Iron, Fe |
mg
|
2.31 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.15 |
|
Isoleucine |
g
|
0.295 |
0.006 |
0.007 |
0.020 |
|
Leucine |
g
|
0.419 |
0.009 |
0.009 |
0.028 |
|
Lutein + zeaxanthin |
mcg
|
35 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Lycopene |
mcg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lysine |
g
|
0.371 |
0.008 |
0.008 |
0.025 |
|
Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
34 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
2.274 |
0.047 |
0.050 |
0.150 |
|
Methionine |
g
|
0.103 |
0.002 |
0.002 |
0.007 |
|
Niacin |
mg
|
0.952 |
0.020 |
0.021 |
0.063 |
|
Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.811 |
0.017 |
0.018 |
0.054 |
|
Phenylalanine |
g
|
0.249 |
0.005 |
0.005 |
0.016 |
|
Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
208 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
|
Potassium, K |
mg
|
545 |
11 |
12 |
36 |
|
Proline |
g
|
0.136 |
0.003 |
0.003 |
0.009 |
|
Protein |
g
|
8.65 |
0.18 |
0.19 |
0.57 |
|
Retinol |
mcg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.150 |
0.003 |
0.003 |
0.010 |
|
Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
19.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Serine |
g
|
0.258 |
0.005 |
0.006 |
0.017 |
|
Sodium, Na |
mg
|
23 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Sugars, total |
g
|
1.36 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.09 |
|
Theobromine |
mg
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Thiamin |
mg
|
0.272 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
0.018 |
|
Threonine |
g
|
0.214 |
0.004 |
0.005 |
0.014 |
|
Tryptophan |
g
|
0.090 |
0.002 |
0.002 |
0.006 |
|
Tyrosine |
g
|
0.110 |
0.002 |
0.002 |
0.007 |
|
Valine |
g
|
0.396 |
0.008 |
0.009 |
0.026 |
|
Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
1.680 |
0.035 |
0.037 |
0.111 |
|
Vitamin C |
mg
|
42.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
|
Vitamin E |
mg
|
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Vitamin K |
mcg
|
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
1.58 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.10 |