Nutrition for Cinnamon (ground)
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Cinnamon Nutrition Summary
One teaspoon of ground cinnamon (2.6 grams or 0.09 oz) contains 6 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Cinnamon consist of 11% water, 81% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and less than 1% of total fat.Cinnamon is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, calcium, iron and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of carbohydrates and manganese.
In one teaspoon of ground cinnamon:
- Calories: 6
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Dietary fiber: 1.4 g
- Sodium: 0.3 mg
See the Cinnamon Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spices, cinnamon, ground.
Calories in Cinnamon
Cinnamon has 6 calories per teaspoon or 231 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.96% of calories in cinnamon are from carbohydrates and 5% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 96% of the calories in ground cinnamon are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in cinnamon are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (93% and 7%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single teaspoon of cinnamon contains 6% of recommended daily values or 1.4 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 1.4 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
Calories from Fat
Ground Cinnamon does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Cinnamon is low in total fat, with <0.1 grams per teaspoon. Most of the fat in cinnamon are healthier unsaturated fats.
Cinnamon is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Cinnamon is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: < 0.1 g
- Saturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
Calories Similar to Cinnamon
Some other spices or herbs with similar calories to cinnamon by weight:- Black Pepper: same
- Allspice: same
- Oregano: same
- Marjoram: +1 calories
Protein in Cinnamon
A single teaspoon of Cinnamon contains 0.1 grams of protein. Although cinnamon is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.- Protein: 0.1 g
- Tryptophan: < 0.1 g
- Threonine: < 0.1 g
- Isoleucine: < 0.1 g
- Leucine: 0.01 g
- Lysine: 0.01 g
- Methionine: < 0.1 g
- Phenylalanine: < 0.1 g
- Valine: 0.01 g
- Histidine: < 0.1 g
Protein Similar to Cinnamon
Some other spices or herbs with similar amounts of protein to cinnamon by weight:- Mint: same
- Yellow Mustard: same
- Rosemary: same
- Basil: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Cinnamon
An good source of many nutrients, ground cinnamon contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron and potassium. In fact, a single teaspoon of cinnamon contains 3% of recommended daily values or 26.1 milligrams of calcium.Vitamins in cinnamon (1 tsp):
- Vitamin a: 0.4 ug
- Niacin: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
- Folate: 0.2 ug
- Vitamin k: 0.8 ug
- Calcium: 26.1 mg
- Potassium: 11.2 mg
- Iron: 0.2 mg
- Magnesium: 1.6 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: 0.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 1.7 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Manganese: 0.5 mg
- Choline: 0.3 mg
Similar to Cinnamon for Calcium
Here are some other spices or herbs with similarly abundant amounts of calcium to cinnamon:- Cumin: -1.8 MG
- Coriander Seeds: -7.6 MG
- Pumpkin Pie Spice: -8.3 MG
- Allspice: -8.9 MG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Cinnamon [3]
Cinnamon contains a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene, lycopene and lutein + zeaxanthin. In one teaspoon of cinnamon:
- beta-carotene: 3 ug
- lycopene: 0 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 6 ug
Cinnamon Nutrition Chart
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