Nutrition for Kimchi

Kimchi Nutrition Summary

One cup of kimchi (150 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 23 calories and 1.7 grams of protein. Kimchi consist of 94% water, 2% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Kimchi is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, calcium, iron, potassium and Vitamin B6. It also contains significant amounts of riboflavin and Vitamin K.

In one cup of kimchi:

• Calories: 23
• Protein: 1.7 g
• Sugar: 1.6 g
• Dietary fiber: 2.4 g
• Fat: 0.8 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 747 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in kimchi.

See the Kimchi Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Cabbage, kimchi.

Calories in Kimchi

Kimchi has 23 calories per cup or 15 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates, fat and protein.

51% of calories in kimchi are from carbohydrates, 25% of calories are from fat and 24% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Kimchi

Calories Similar to Kimchi

Some other vegetables with similar calories to kimchi by weight:

• Cucumber: same
• Celery: -2 calories
• Iceberg Lettuce: -2 calories
• Cherry Tomato: +2 calories

Protein in Kimchi

One cup of Kimchi has 1.7 grams of protein or about 3% of daily recommended intake. Kimchi 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: 1.65 g

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

Protein Similar to Kimchi

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to kimchi by weight:

• Pumpkin Puree: same
• Napa Cabbage: same
• Onion: same
• Cherry Tomato: +0.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Kimchi

An good source of many nutrients, kimchi contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, potassium and Vitamin B6. In fact, a single cup of kimchi contains 25% of recommended daily values or 0.3 milligrams of Vitamin B6. Also an excellent source of iron, a single cup of kimchi contains 21% of recommended daily values or 3.8 milligrams of iron.

Vitamins in kimchi (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 7.5 ug
• Riboflavin: 0.3 mg
• Niacin: 1.7 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.3 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.2 mg
• Folate: 78 ug
• Vitamin k: 65.4 ug

Minerals in kimchi (1 cup):

• Calcium: 49.5 mg
• Potassium: 226.5 mg
• Iron: 3.8 mg
• Magnesium: 21 mg
• Zinc: 0.3 mg
• Selenium: 0.8 ug
• Phosphorus: 36 mg
• Choline: 23.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of copper, manganese, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin c or vitamin b12 in kimchi.

Similar to Kimchi for Vitamin B6

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin B6 to kimchi:

• Okra: +0 MG
• Carrot Juice: +0.01 MG
• Sweet Potatoes: -0.01 MG
• Brussels Sprouts: +0.01 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Kimchi ^[3]

Kimchi Nutrition Chart

Kimchi in Cooking

Kimchi is not too common in recipes, although it does star in quite a few. Kimchi can be consumed raw and is often chopped or sliced before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two cups of kimchi.

Friends and Relatives of Kimchi

Other similar relatives:

• Nori