Nutrition for Fennel
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Fennel Nutrition Summary
One teaspoon of fennel (1.8 grams or 0.06 oz) contains 1 calories and zero grams of protein. Fennel consist of 90% water, 7% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or total fat.In one teaspoon of fennel:
- Calories: 1
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 0.9 mg
See the Fennel Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Fennel, bulb, raw.
Calories in Fennel
Fennel has 1 calories per teaspoon or 55 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.100% of calories in fennel are from carbohydrates.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 100% of the calories in fennel are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in fennel are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (50% and 50%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single teaspoon of fennel contains 0% of recommended daily values or 0.1 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
Calories from Fat
Fennel does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Fennel is very low in total fat, with <0.1 grams per teaspoon. Most of the fat in fennel are healthier unsaturated fats.
Fennel is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Fennel 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 Fennel
Some other vegetables with similar calories to fennel by weight:- Green Bean: same
- Chives: same
- Collard Greens: same
- Serrano Pepper: same
Protein in Fennel
Fennel 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: 0.02 g
Protein Similar to Fennel
Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to fennel by weight:- Endive: same
- Romaine Lettuce: same
- Zucchini: same
- Parsnip: same
Vitamins and Minerals in Fennel
Fennel is not known for its abundance of vitamin and minerals, but still contains significant amounts of a couple nutrients, for example, Vitamin K.Vitamins in fennel (1 tsp):
- Vitamin a: 0.9 ug
- Niacin: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: 0.2 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 0.5 ug
- Vitamin k: 1.1 ug
- Calcium: 0.9 mg
- Potassium: 7.5 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 0.3 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: < 0.1 ug
- Phosphorus: 0.9 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Manganese: < 0.1 mg
- Choline: 0.2 mg
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Fennel [3]
Fennel contains a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin and flavonoids quercetin. In one teaspoon of fennel:
- beta-carotene: 10 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 11 ug
- Quercetin: 0 mg
Fennel Nutrition Chart
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