A typical serving of garlic (1 clove, 3 g) has about 4 calories. Per 100 g: 149 kcal, 6.4 g protein, 33.1 g carbs, 0.5 g fat. The same 100 g carries 2.1 g of fiber and 1 g of sugar. Most of the energy comes from carbohydrate.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 clove | 3 g | 4 kcal |
| 1 tsp, minced | 3 g | 4 kcal |
| 3 cloves | 9 g | 13 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 149 kcal |
Dense on paper at 149 kcal per 100 g, but a clove is 3 g, so it hardly counts. On the energy-density scale, 149 kcal per 100 g puts garlic at the moderate end.
A typical serving (1 clove, 3 g) has about 4 calories, and 100 g has 149 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 6.4 g of protein in 100 g of garlic, which works out to about 0.2 g per serving (1 clove). Treat it as an energy source rather than a protein source.
There are 33.1 g of carbohydrate per 100 g of garlic, or about 1 g in 1 clove (3 g).
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 169230 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 169230 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
