Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of garlic, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a garlic. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Garlic: nutritional value & information

Garlic: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 85% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 11% comes from proteins
  • The 2% comes from fat

Garlic: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 149
% DV
Total Fat 0.5g 1 %
   Saturated Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 17mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrate 33g 11 %
   Dietary Fiber 2.1g 8 %
   Sugar 1g
Proteins 6.4g 13 %
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 52 %
Calcium 18 % Iron 9 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Garlic: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Choline23.2 mg
    Folate3.00 mcg
Niacin0.700 mg4 %
Pantothenic acid0.596 mg6 %
Riboflavin0.110 mg6 %
Thiamin0.200 mg13 %
Vitamin A9.00 IU0 %
    Carotene, beta5.00 mcg
    Lutein + zeaxanthin16.00 mcg
Vitamin B61.235 mg62 %
Vitamin C31.2 mg52 %
Vitamin E0.08 mg0 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.08 mg
Vitamin K1.7 mcg2 %

Garlic: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins6.36 g13 %
  Alanine0.132 g
  Arginine0.634 g
  Aspartic acid0.489 g
  Cystine0.065 g
  Glutamic acid0.805 g
  Glycine0.200 g
  Histidine0.113 g
  Isoleucine0.217 g16 %
  Leucine0.308 g11 %
  Lysine0.273 g13 %
  Methionine0.076 g7 %
  Phenylalanine0.183 g10 %
  Proline0.100 g
  Serine0.190 g
  Threonine0.157 g15 %
  Tryptophan0.066 g24 %
  Tyrosine0.081 g5 %
  Valine0.291 g16 %

Garlic: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca181.00 mg18 %
Copper, Cu0.299 mg15 %
Iron, Fe1.70 mg9 %
Magnesium, Mg25.00 mg6 %
Manganese, Mn1.672 mg84 %
Phosphorus, P153.00 mg15 %
Potassium, K401.00 mg9 %
Selenium, Se14.2 mcg20 %
Sodium, Na17.00 mg1 %
Zinc, Zn1.16 mg8 %

Garlic: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.50 g1 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.089 g0 %
    Decanoic acid0.002 g
    Hexadecanoic acid0.087 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.011 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.011 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.249 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.229 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.020 g

Garlic: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate33.06 g11 %
Fiber2.1 g8 %
Sugars1.00 g

Garlic: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Garlic: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.50 g
Water58.58 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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