Spices, dill weed, dried

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 3.1 g

Servings Per Container 1 tbsp

Amount Per Serving

Calories 8 Calories from Fat 1.26

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.14g 0%

Saturated Fat 0.01g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 6mg 0%

Total Carbohydrate 1.73g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2%

Sugars 0g

Protein 0.62g 1%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Fun Facts

Dill weed contains numerous plant derived chemical compounds that are known to have been anti-oxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties.
This popular herb contains no cholesterol and is very low in calories. Nonetheless, it holds many anti-oxidants, vitamins like niacin, pyridoxine, etc., and dietary fibers, which help in controlling blood cholesterol levels.
Dill leaves (sprigs) and seeds carry many essential volatile oils such as d-carvone, dillapiol, DHC, eugenol, limonene, terpinene and myristicin.
The essential oil, Eugenol in the dill has been in therapeutic usage as local-anesthetic and anti-septic. Eugenol has also been found to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics. (Further detailed studies, however, require to establish its role.)
Dill oil, extracted from dill seeds has anti-spasmodic, carminative, digestive, disinfectant, galactagogue (helps breast milk secretion), and sedative properties.

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