Spearmint, dried

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1.6g

Servings Per Container 1 tbsp

Amount Per Serving

Calories 5 Calories from Fat 0.9

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.10g 0%

Saturated Fat 0.03g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 6mg 0%

Total Carbohydrate 0.83g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2%

Sugars 0g

Protein 0.32g 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

Spearmint is pleasantly aromatic herb, packed with numerous health benefiting vitamins, antioxidants and phyto-nutrients.
Its leaves and herb parts carry essential oil, menthol. Unlike in peppermint, spearmint leaves compose only small amounts of menthol, 0.5% compared to that 40% in peppermint. Less menthol content would make this herb least pungent and subtly fragrant herb in the mint family.
The herb has low calories (about 43 calories per 100 g), and contains zero cholesterol.
The chief essential oil in spearmint is menthol. Other important chemical components of spearmint are a-pinene, ß-pinene, carvone, cineole, linalool, limonene, myrcene and caryophyllene. These compounds in mint help relieve fatigue and stress.
Further, the herb is also rich in many antioxidant vitamins, including vitamin A (provides 4054 IU or 135% of RDA), beta-carotene, vitamin C, folates (26% of RDA), vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), riboflavin and thiamine.

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