Herbs & Spices Dried Herbs 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 13-816
✦ Highest antioxidant of common spices ✦ Exceptional manganese per teaspoon ✦ Eugenol: analgesic property ✦ Antimicrobial essential oil

Dried cloves are the unopened flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum, with the highest antioxidant ORAC value of any commonly used spice. Their intense flavour comes from eugenol (70-90% of the essential oil), which also has analgesic and antimicrobial properties. Per teaspoon, cloves provide exceptional manganese — more than any other common spice.

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Preparation note

Use whole cloves in stocks and mulled drinks (remove before serving); use ground cloves sparingly in baking — as little as an eighth of a teaspoon can dominate a recipe.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

857
kJ
Energy
6.00
g
Protein
20.1
g
Fat
4.40
g
Saturates
0.60
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 1,100 mg 55%
Calcium 730 mg 91%
Magnesium 260 mg 69%
Phosphorus 110 mg 16%
Vitamin A (RAE) 26.7 µg 4%
Manganese 8.50 mg 200%
Iron 5.60 mg 40%
Zinc 2.20 mg 22%
Niacin (B3) 1.50 mg 9%
Copper 0.490 mg 49%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.270 mg 19%
Thiamin (B1) 0.110 mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin C 0.000 mg 0%
Folate 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 320 µg —
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.