Nutrition for Sage (ground)

Sage Nutrition Summary

One tablespoon of ground sage (2.1 grams or 0.07 oz) contains 7 calories and 0.2 grams of protein. Sage consist of 8% water, 61% carbohydrates, 11% protein, and 13% fat.

Sage is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, calcium, iron, potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin K. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, magnesium, zinc, manganese and copper.

In one tablespoon of ground sage:

• Calories: 7
• Protein: 0.2 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.8 g
• Fat: 0.3 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 0.2 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar or cholesterol in sage.

See the Sage Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spices, sage, ground.

Calories in Sage

Sage has 7 calories per tablespoon or 333 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and fat.

60% of calories in sage are from carbohydrates, 31% of calories are from fat and 9% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Sage

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

• Tea Powder: same
• Cayenne Pepper: same
• Tumeric: same
• Cardamom: same

Protein in Sage

A single tablespoon of Sage contains 0.2 grams of protein. Sage is 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: 0.22 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in sage.

Protein Similar to Sage

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

• Cardamom: same
• Black Pepper: same
• Tumeric: same
• Cayenne Pepper: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Sage

An good source of many nutrients, ground sage contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin K. In fact, a single tablespoon of sage contains 40% of recommended daily values or 36 ug of Vitamin K. Also an excellent source of Vitamin B6, a single tablespoon of sage contains 4% of recommended daily values or 0.1 milligrams of Vitamin B6.

Vitamins in sage (1 tbsp):

• Vitamin a: 6.2 ug
• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 0.7 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.2 mg
• Folate: 5.8 ug
• Vitamin k: 36 ug

Minerals in sage (1 tbsp):

• Calcium: 34.7 mg
• Potassium: 22.5 mg
• Iron: 0.6 mg
• Magnesium: 9 mg
• Zinc: 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 0.1 ug
• Phosphorus: 1.9 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: 0.1 mg
• Choline: 0.9 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in sage.

Similar to Sage for Vitamin K

Here are some other spices or herbs with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin K to sage:

• Marjoram: -23 UG
• Oregano: -23 UG
• Basil: -27 UG
• Black Pepper: -33 UG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Sage ^[3]

Sage Nutrition Chart

Sage in Cooking

Sage is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two tablespoons of sage.

Friends and Relatives of Sage

Foods commonly cooked with sage:

• Chestnut
• Squash
• Apple Cider
• Parsnip
• Brussels Sprouts

Other similar relatives:

• Marjoram
• Rosemary
• Thyme