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Cilantro, Dried Leaves

Cilantro, Dried Leaves

Cilantro, Dried Leaves
(Cilantro, Dried Leaves)  Cilantro is the leaf of the young coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, an herb in the parsley family.  The leaves are picked and dried and chopped to make the seasoning we have before us.  The seeds of the mature plant are called coriander.  We primarily use the dried cilantro because we rarely will use a whole bunch of fresh cilantro before it spoils.  Cilantro in commonly used Mexican and Middle Eastern dishes, and in soups and bean dips.  See nutritional chart below.  The actual size of the dried cilantro leaves can be see in the photo to the left.

Spices, Cilantro (coriander leaf), dried

Refuse: 0%
Scientific Name: Coriandrum sativum
NDB No: 02012 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams 		Number
of Data
Points 		Std.
Error 		1.00 X 1 tbsp
-------
1.8g
Proximates
Water
g
7.30
0
0
0.13
Energy
kcal
279
0
0
5
Energy
kj
1167
0
0
21
Protein
g
21.93
8
2.983
0.39
Total lipid (fat)
g
4.78
9
0.702
0.09
Ash
g
14.08
11
1.106
0.25
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
52.10
0
0
0.94
Fiber, total dietary
g
10.4
0
0
0.2
Sugars, total
g
7.27
0
0
0.13
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
1246
10
95.412
22
Iron, Fe
mg
42.46
10
6.494
0.76
Magnesium, Mg
mg
694
2
0
12
Phosphorus, P
mg
481
10
38.312
9
Potassium, K
mg
4466
3
281.904
80
Sodium, Na
mg
211
1
0
4
Zinc, Zn
mg
4.72
0
0
0.08
Copper, Cu
mg
1.786
0
0
0.032
Manganese, Mn
mg
6.355
0
0
0.114
Selenium, Se
mcg
29.3
0
0
0.5
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
566.7
5
209.729
10.2
Thiamin
mg
1.252
5
0.209
0.023
Riboflavin
mg
1.500
6
0.484
0.027
Niacin
mg
10.707
6
1.896
0.193
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.610
2
0
0.011
Folate, total
mcg
274
0
0
5
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
274
0
0
5
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
274
0
0
5
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
mcg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin A, IU
IU
5850
0
0
105
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
293
0
0
5
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
1.03
0
0
0.02
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
1359.5
0
0
24.5
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.115
0
0
0.002
4:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
14:0
g
0.003
0
0
0.000
16:0
g
0.096
0
0
0.002
18:0
g
0.005
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
2.232
0
0
0.040
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.016
0
0
0.000
18:1 undifferentiated
g
2.216
0
0
0.040
20:1
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.328
0
0
0.006
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.328
0
0
0.006
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
18:4
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
0
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
0
0
0
Theobromine
mg
0
0
0
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
3407
0
0
61
Carotene, alpha
mcg
31
0
0
1
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
175
0
0
3
Lycopene
mcg
0
0
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
5530
0
0
100

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18 (2005)

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