Nutrition for Yellow Mustard
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Yellow Mustard Nutrition Summary
One tablespoon of yellow mustard (15 grams or 0.53 oz) contains 9 calories and 0.6 grams of protein. Yellow mustard consist of 84% water, 6% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and 3% fat.Yellow mustard is a source of potassium, selenium and phosphorus.
In one tablespoon of yellow mustard:
- Calories: 9
- Protein: 0.6 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Dietary fiber: 0.6 g
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 165.6 mg
See the Yellow Mustard Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Mustard, prepared, yellow.
Calories in Yellow Mustard
Yellow mustard has 9 calories per tablespoon or 60 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat, carbohydrates and protein.43% of calories in yellow mustard are from fat, 34% of calories are from carbohydrates and 23% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
A good portion, or 34% of the calories in yellow mustard are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in yellow mustard are mostly in the form of dietary fiber, sugar and starch (75%, 12% and 12%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single tablespoon of yellow mustard contains 2% of recommended daily values or 0.6 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 0.6 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Starch: 0.1 g
Calories from Fat
A substantial amount, or 43% of the calories in Yellow Mustard are from fat. Yellow mustard has a moderate amount of total fat, with 0.5 grams per tablespoon. Most of the fat in yellow mustard are healthier unsaturated fats.
Yellow mustard is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Yellow mustard is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.3 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1 g
Omega-6 in Yellow Mustard
Yellow mustard contains a small amount of omega-6 fatty acids, mostly in the form of linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.05 g
Calories Similar to Yellow Mustard
Some other spices or herbs with similar calories to yellow mustard by weight:- Almond Extract: -1 calories
- Mint: +2 calories
- Horseradish: -2 calories
- Balsamic Vinegar: +4 calories
Protein in Yellow Mustard
A single tablespoon of Yellow Mustard contains 0.6 grams of protein. Although yellow mustard is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.- Protein: 0.56 g
- Threonine: 0.03 g
- Isoleucine: 0.02 g
- Leucine: 0.04 g
- Lysine: 0.04 g
- Methionine: 0.01 g
- Phenylalanine: 0.02 g
- Valine: 0.03 g
- Histidine: 0.02 g
Protein Similar to Yellow Mustard
Some other spices or herbs with similar amounts of protein to yellow mustard by weight:Vitamins and Minerals in Yellow Mustard
Yellow mustard is a source of potassium, selenium and phosphorus. It also contains significant amounts of manganese.Vitamins in yellow mustard (1 tbsp):
- Vitamin a: 0.8 ug
- Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin c: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
- Folate: 1.1 ug
- Vitamin k: 0.2 ug
- Calcium: 9.5 mg
- Potassium: 22.8 mg
- Iron: 0.2 mg
- Magnesium: 7.2 mg
- Zinc: 0.1 mg
- Selenium: 5 ug
- Phosphorus: 16.2 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Manganese: 0.1 mg
- Choline: 3.4 mg
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Yellow Mustard [3]
Yellow mustard contains a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin. In one tablespoon of yellow mustard:
- beta-carotene: 8 ug
- lutein + zeaxanthin: 17 ug
Yellow Mustard Nutrition Chart
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