Nutrition for Garlic Powder

Garlic Powder Nutrition Summary

One teaspoon of garlic powder (3.1 grams or 0.11 oz) contains 10 calories and 0.5 grams of protein. Garlic powder consist of 7% water, 73% carbohydrates, 17% protein, and less than 1% of total fat.

Garlic powder is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, potassium and Vitamin B6. It also contains significant amounts of carbohydrates, iron, selenium, manganese, copper and phosphorus.

In one teaspoon of garlic powder:

• Calories: 10
• Protein: 0.5 g
• Sugar: 0.1 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.3 g
• Sodium: 1.9 mg

There is no significant amounts of total fat, saturated fat or cholesterol in garlic powder.

See the Garlic Powder Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spices, garlic powder.

Calories in Garlic Powder

Garlic powder has 10 calories per teaspoon or 323 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

82% of calories in garlic powder are from carbohydrates and 18% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Garlic Powder

Some other spices or herbs with similar calories to garlic powder by weight:

• Ginger: same
• Pumpkin Pie Spice: same
• Cayenne Pepper: same
• Tea Powder: same

Protein in Garlic Powder

A single teaspoon of Garlic Powder contains 0.5 grams of protein. Although garlic powder is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.

• Protein: 0.51 g
• Tryptophan: < 0.1 g
• Threonine: 0.01 g
• Isoleucine: 0.01 g
• Leucine: 0.02 g
• Lysine: 0.02 g
• Methionine: < 0.1 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.02 g
• Valine: 0.02 g
• Histidine: 0.01 g

Protein Similar to Garlic Powder

Some other spices or herbs with similar amounts of protein to garlic powder by weight:

• Cumin: same
• Poppy Seeds: same
• Paprika: -0.1 grams
• Tea Powder: +0.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Garlic Powder

An good source of nutrients, garlic powder contains abundant amounts of potassium and Vitamin B6. In fact, a single teaspoon of garlic powder contains 4% of recommended daily values or 0.1 milligrams of Vitamin B6. Also an excellent source of potassium, a single teaspoon of garlic powder contains 2% of recommended daily values or 37 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in garlic powder (1 tsp):

• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
• Folate: 1.5 ug
• Vitamin k: < 0.1 ug

Minerals in garlic powder (1 tsp):

• Calcium: 2.4 mg
• Potassium: 37 mg
• Iron: 0.2 mg
• Magnesium: 2.4 mg
• Zinc: 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 0.7 ug
• Phosphorus: 12.8 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: < 0.1 mg
• Choline: 2.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of vitamin a, pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in garlic powder.

Similar to Garlic Powder for Vitamin B6

Here are some other spices or herbs with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin B6 to garlic powder:

• Marjoram: -0.01 MG
• Paprika: +0.02 MG
• Oregano: -0.02 MG
• Cayenne Pepper: +0.02 MG

Garlic Powder Nutrition Chart

Garlic Powder in Cooking

Garlic powder is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two teaspoons of garlic powder.

Friends and Relatives of Garlic Powder

Foods commonly cooked with garlic powder:

• Garlic

Other similar relatives:

• Paprika
• Dijon Mustard
• Cayenne Pepper