Nutrition for Marjoram (dried)

Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More


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Marjoram Nutrition Summary

One teaspoon of dried marjoram (0.6 grams or 0.02 oz) contains 2 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Marjoram consist of 61% carbohydrates, 13% protein, and less than 1% of water or total fat.

Marjoram is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium and Vitamin K. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, Vitamin B6, manganese, copper, phosphorus and zinc.

In one teaspoon of dried marjoram:

  • Calories: 2
  • Protein: 0.1 g
  • Dietary fiber: 0.2 g
  • Sodium: 0.5 mg
There is no significant amounts of sugar, total fat, saturated fat or cholesterol in marjoram.

See the Marjoram Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Spices, marjoram, dried.

Calories in Marjoram

Marjoram has 2 calories per teaspoon or 333 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

80% of calories in marjoram are from carbohydrates and 20% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

The majority, or 80% of the calories in dried marjoram are from carbohydrates. The carbs in marjoram are mostly in the form of dietary fiber (100%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single teaspoon of marjoram contains 1% of recommended daily values or 0.2 grams of dietary fiber.

  • Dietary fiber: 0.2 g
  • Sugar: < 0.1 g
There is no significant amounts of starch in marjoram.

Calories from Fat

Dried Marjoram does not contain a significant amount of calories from fat (less than 1%). Marjoram has a moderate amount of total fat, with <0.1 grams per teaspoon. Most of the fat in marjoram are healthier unsaturated fats.

Marjoram is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.

  • Total fat: < 0.1 g
  • Saturated fat: < 0.1 g
  • Monounsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
  • Polyunsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
There is no significant amounts of cholesterol or trans fat in marjoram.

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Protein in Marjoram

A single teaspoon of Marjoram contains 0.1 grams of protein. Marjoram is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

  • Protein: 0.08 g
There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in marjoram.

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Vitamins and Minerals in Marjoram

An good source of many nutrients, dried marjoram contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium and Vitamin K. In fact, a single teaspoon of marjoram contains 4% of recommended daily values or 3.7 ug of Vitamin K. Also an excellent source of iron, a single teaspoon of marjoram contains 3% of recommended daily values or 0.5 milligrams of iron.

Vitamins in marjoram (1 tsp):
  • Vitamin a: 2.4 ug
  • Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
  • Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
  • Niacin: < 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin c: 0.3 mg
  • Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
  • Folate: 1.6 ug
  • Vitamin k: 3.7 ug
Minerals in marjoram (1 tsp):
  • Calcium: 11.9 mg
  • Potassium: 9.1 mg
  • Iron: 0.5 mg
  • Magnesium: 2.1 mg
  • Zinc: < 0.1 mg
  • Selenium: < 0.1 ug
  • Phosphorus: 1.8 mg
  • Copper: < 0.1 mg
  • Manganese: < 0.1 mg
  • Choline: 0.3 mg
There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in marjoram.

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Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Marjoram [3]

Marjoram contains a number of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoids beta-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin and flavonoids apigenin. In one teaspoon of marjoram:

  • beta-carotene: 29 ug
  • lutein + zeaxanthin: 11 ug
  • apigenin: 0.02 mg

Marjoram Nutrition Chart

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Nutrition calculations are from Harvard Medical's nutrient guidelines [1] and USDA's food central database (2019) [2].
We calculated values from 2000 kCal daily recommended diet.

Marjoram in Cooking

Marjoram is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two teaspoons of marjoram.

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