Nutrition for Black Pepper

Black Pepper Nutrition Summary

One teaspoon of black pepper (2.3 grams or 0.08 oz) contains 6 calories and 0.2 grams of protein. Black pepper consist of 13% water, 64% carbohydrates, 10% protein, and 3% fat.

Black pepper is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, calcium, iron and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, copper and manganese.

In one teaspoon of black pepper:

• Calories: 6
• Protein: 0.2 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.6 g
• Fat: 0.1 g
• Sodium: 0.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar, saturated fat or cholesterol in black pepper.

See the Black Pepper Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spices, pepper, black.

Calories in Black Pepper

Black pepper has 6 calories per teaspoon or 261 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates, fat and protein.

78% of calories in black pepper are from carbohydrates, 12% of calories are from fat and 10% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Black Pepper

Calories Similar to Black Pepper

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

• Cinnamon: same
• Allspice: same
• Oregano: same
• Marjoram: same

Protein in Black Pepper

A single teaspoon of Black Pepper contains 0.2 grams of protein. Although black pepper is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.

• Protein: 0.24 g
• Tryptophan: < 0.1 g
• Threonine: 0.01 g
• Isoleucine: 0.01 g
• Leucine: 0.02 g
• Lysine: 0.01 g
• Methionine: < 0.1 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.01 g
• Valine: 0.01 g
• Histidine: < 0.1 g

Protein Similar to Black Pepper

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

• Sage: same
• Cardamom: same
• Tumeric: same
• Oregano: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Black Pepper

An good source of many nutrients, black pepper contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron and potassium. A single teaspoon of black pepper contains 30.6 milligrams of potassium. Also a single teaspoon of black pepper contains 0.2 milligrams of iron.

Vitamins in black pepper (1 tsp):

• Vitamin a: 0.6 ug
• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
• Folate: 0.4 ug
• Vitamin k: 3.8 ug

Minerals in black pepper (1 tsp):

• Calcium: 10.2 mg
• Potassium: 30.6 mg
• Iron: 0.2 mg
• Magnesium: 3.9 mg
• Zinc: < 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 0.1 ug
• Phosphorus: 3.6 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: 0.3 mg
• Choline: 0.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid, vitamin c or vitamin b12 in black pepper.

Similar to Black Pepper for Potassium

Here are some other spices or herbs with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to black pepper:

• Ginger: -0.21 MG
• Coriander Seeds: -1.4 MG
• Oregano: -1.6 MG
• Garlic Powder: -3.1 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Black Pepper ^[3]

Black Pepper Nutrition Chart

Black Pepper in Cooking

Black pepper is in the top 10 most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two teaspoons of black pepper.

Friends and Relatives of Black Pepper

Other similar relatives:

• Cayenne Pepper
• Paprika