Cloves Nutrition Facts
One teaspoon of cloves contains 5.5 calories, 0.1g protein, 1.3g carbs, and 0.3g fat. Cloves is a spice. It is rich in dietary fiber, rich in calcium, a good source of iron, and rich in potassium.
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Vitamins in Cloves
Per Tsp ~2g
Minerals in Cloves
Per Tsp ~2g
Amino Acids in Cloves
Protein breakdown per tsp (2g), from the USDA record for this food.
Limiting amino acid: Tryptophan — 84% of the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern per gram of protein.
| Essential Amino Acids | Per tsp (2g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine | 3mg | 130mg | 2.2% |
| Isoleucine | 5mg | 240mg | 4% |
| Leucine | 8mg | 400mg | 6.7% |
| Lysine | 7mg | 370mg | 6.2% |
| Methionine | 2mg | 80mg | 1.3% |
| Phenylalanine | 5mg | 230mg | 3.9% |
| Threonine | 4mg | 180mg | 3% |
| Tryptophan | 1mg | 30mg | 0.5% |
| Valine | 7mg | 340mg | 5.7% |
| Other Amino Acids | Per tsp (2g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 6mg | 290mg | 4.9% |
| Arginine | 6mg | 320mg | 5.4% |
| Aspartic Acid | 12mg | 600mg | 10.1% |
| Cystine | 1mg | 70mg | 1.2% |
| Glutamic Acid | 11mg | 560mg | 9.4% |
| Glycine | 6mg | 280mg | 4.7% |
| Proline | 8mg | 390mg | 6.5% |
| Serine | 5mg | 240mg | 4% |
| Tyrosine | 4mg | 190mg | 3.2% |
Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.
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