Nutrition for Pickles
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Pickles Nutrition Summary
One pickle (135 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 16 calories and 0.7 grams of protein. Pickles consists of 94% water, 2% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or fat.Pickles are an excellent source of a few nutrients, including calcium. It also contains significant amounts of dietary fiber and potassium.
In one pickle:
- Calories: 16
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Sugar: 1.4 g
- Dietary fiber: 1.4 g
- Fat: 0.4 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
- Sodium: 1092.2 mg
See the Pickles Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill.
Calories in Pickles
Pickles have 16 calories per pickle or 12 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates, fat and protein.67% of calories in pickles are from carbohydrates, 18% of calories are from fat and 14% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 67% of the calories in pickles are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in pickles are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (50% and 50%). 1 pickle has 5% of daily values or 1.4 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 1.4 g
- Sugar: 1.4 g
Calories from Fat
About 18% the calories in Pickles are from fat. Pickles are very low in total fat, with 0.4 grams per pickle. Most of the fat in pickles are healthier unsaturated fats.
Pickles are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Pickles are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: 0.4 g
- Saturated fat: 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2 g
Omega-6 in Pickles
A source of omega-6 fatty acids, every pickle of pickles contain a total of 0.1 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in pickles come from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.07 g
Calories Similar to Pickles
Some other vegetables with similar calories to pickles by weight:- Napa Cabbage: same
- Butterhead Lettuce: +1 calories
- Bok Choy: +1 calories
- Bamboo Shoot: -1 calories
Protein in Pickles
A single pickle contains 0.7 grams of protein. Pickles are relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.- Protein: 0.68 g
- Isoleucine: 0.03 g
- Leucine: 0.04 g
- Lysine: 0.04 g
- Valine: 0.03 g
Protein Similar to Pickles
Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to pickles by weight:- Poi: -0.2 grams
- Baby Carrots: +0.2 grams
- Cucumber: +0.2 grams
- Radishes: +0.2 grams
Vitamins and Minerals in Pickles
An good source of nutrients, pickles contain abundant amounts of calcium. In fact, a single pickle contains 8% of recommended daily values or 77 milligrams of calcium.Vitamins in pickles (1 large):
- Vitamin a: 8.1 ug
- Thiamin: 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 3.1 mg
- Folate: 10.8 ug
- Vitamin k: 23.4 ug
- Calcium: 77 mg
- Potassium: 158 mg
- Iron: 0.4 mg
- Magnesium: 9.5 mg
- Zinc: 0.1 mg
- Phosphorus: 21.6 mg
- Manganese: 0.1 mg
- Choline: 4.6 mg
Similar to Pickles for Calcium
Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of calcium to pickles:- Leeks: +2.7 MG
- Endive: -6.8 MG
- Radish Sprouts: -8.1 MG
- Edamame: +8.1 MG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Pickles [3]
Pickles contain a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin. In one pickle of pickles:
- beta-carotene: 72 ug
- alpha-carotene: 18 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 38 ug
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