Nutrition and Buying tips: Garlic

All values below are per 1 tsp (3.1g) of ground Garlic. Be sure to freshly grind to get the most out of your spices!

Proximates

• Water 0.2g
• Energy 10kcal
• Protein 0.51g
• Total lipid (fat) 0.02g
• Carbohydrate, by difference 2.25g
• Fiber, total dietary 0.3g
• Sugars, total 0.08g

Minerals

• Calcium, Ca 2mg
• Iron, Fe 0.18mg
• Magnesium, Mg 2mg
• Phosphorus, P 13mg
• Potassium, K 37mg
• Sodium, Na 2mg
• Zinc, Zn 0.09mg

Vitamins

• Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 0mg
• Thiamin 0.013mg
• Riboflavin 0.004mg
• Niacin 0.025mg
• Vitamin B-6 0.051mg
• Folate, DFE 1µg
• Vitamin B-12 0µg
• Vitamin A, RAE 0µg
• Vitamin A, IU 0IU
• Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.02mg
• Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0µg
• Vitamin D 0IU
• Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 0µg

Lipids

• Fatty acids, total saturated 0.008g
• Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 0.004g
• Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 0.006g
• Cholesterol 0mg

Other
Caffeine 0mg

Tips on buying quality Garlic

Powdered garlic is very finicky as a product. We’ve covered this extensively in another article here. The main issue with powdered garlic, is that often other unsanitary parts of the garlic clove get put into the mix by certain manufacturers/packers/importers in order to save costs. Always buy whole garlic flakes, and grind fresh. Alternatively, simply use fresh garlic cloves. In case you’re unsure, please refer to our quality and grade standards here when buying good quality Garlic Flakes.

Data taken from United States Department of Agriculture