Nutrition for Paprika
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Paprika Nutrition Summary
One teaspoon of paprika (2.3 grams or 0.08 oz) contains 6 calories and 0.3 grams of protein. Paprika consist of 11% water, 54% carbohydrates, 14% protein, and 13% fat.Paprika is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, Vitamin A, calcium, iron, potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, riboflavin, niacin, copper, zinc, phosphorus and manganese.
In one teaspoon of paprika:
- Calories: 6
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Sugar: 0.2 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.8 g
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Sodium: 1.6 mg
See the Paprika Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spices, paprika.
Calories in Paprika
Paprika has 6 calories per teaspoon or 261 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates, fat and protein.55% of calories in paprika are from carbohydrates, 31% of calories are from fat and 14% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 55% of the calories in paprika are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in paprika are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (80% and 20%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single teaspoon of paprika contains 3% of recommended daily values or 0.8 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 0.8 g
- Sugar: 0.2 g
Calories from Fat
A substantial amount, or 31% of the calories in Paprika are from fat. Paprika has a moderate amount of total fat, with 0.3 grams per teaspoon. Most of the fat in paprika are healthier unsaturated fats.
Paprika is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Paprika is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: 0.3 g
- Saturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2 g
Omega-6 in Paprika
A good source of omega-6 fatty acids, every teaspoon of paprika contains a total of 0.2 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in paprika comes from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.17 g
Calories Similar to Paprika
Some other spices or herbs with similar calories to paprika by weight:- Vanilla Extract: same
- Marjoram: same
- Coriander Seeds: same
- Oregano: same
Protein in Paprika
A single teaspoon of Paprika contains 0.3 grams of protein. Although paprika is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.- Protein: 0.33 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: 0.01 g
- Valine: 0.02 g
- Histidine: 0.01 g
Protein Similar to Paprika
Some other spices or herbs with similar amounts of protein to paprika by weight:- Marjoram: same
- Coriander Seeds: same
- Cayenne Pepper: same
- Garlic Powder: +0.1 grams
Vitamins and Minerals in Paprika
An good source of many nutrients, paprika contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, calcium, iron, potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E. In fact, a single teaspoon of paprika contains 8% of recommended daily values or 56.6 ug of Vitamin A.Vitamins in paprika (1 tsp):
- Vitamin a: 56.6 ug
- Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.2 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin e: 0.7 mg
- Folate: 1.1 ug
- Vitamin k: 1.8 ug
- Calcium: 5.3 mg
- Potassium: 52.4 mg
- Iron: 0.5 mg
- Magnesium: 4.1 mg
- Zinc: 0.1 mg
- Selenium: 0.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 7.2 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Manganese: < 0.1 mg
- Choline: 1.2 mg
Similar to Paprika for Vitamin A
Here are some other spices or herbs with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin A to paprika:- Cayenne Pepper: -8.8 UG
- Marjoram: -47 UG
- Sage: -50 UG
- Basil: -51 UG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Paprika [3]
Paprika contains a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin. In one teaspoon of paprika:
- beta-carotene: 602 ug
- alpha-carotene: 14 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 436 ug
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