Spearmint
What it is
Spearmint is a mint herb used for flavoring foods and drinks. The reference describes fresh spearmint leaves.
What it does
For the named reference food, USDA lists 44 kcal, 8.41 g carbohydrate and 6.8 g fiber per 100 g edible portion. The table gives additional nutrients for that same food form. These figures describe composition, not an effect on a disease or a recommended serving.
Research context and ingredient forms
Reference food: Spearmint, fresh. These are historical SR Legacy data from the April 2018 release, published in FoodData Central in 2019. A different variety, preparation, water content, or commercial recipe can change the result. For a matching food, a portion estimate scales each value by edible portion grams divided by 100.
Using this information
Fresh leaves, dried leaves, and a strained infusion are different forms. Do not treat a leaf-food record as evidence for a concentrated spearmint product.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 44 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 3.29 g per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.73 g per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 8.41 g per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fiber, total dietary | 6.8 g per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Calcium, Ca | 199 mg per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Iron, Fe | 11.9 mg per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Magnesium, Mg | 63 mg per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 458 mg per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 13.3 mg per 100 g edible portion | Spearmint, fresh; Spearmint, fresh SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Spearmint, fresh
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical food/preparation-specific composition. Values can be analytical, calculated or imputed; not a current brand label or clinical-outcome estimate.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
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