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Cloves, Ground

Cloves, Ground

Cloves, Ground - spoon
(Cloves, ground)  The name “clove” is used to refer either to the dried, unopened flower bud of Caryophyllus aromaticus, a tropical evergreen tree of the family Myrtaceae, or to the tree itself. The shape of the dried flower bud resembles a nail, hence the name “clove,” derived from the Latin word for “nail”: clavus.  When fresh, the unopened flower buds are pink. They turn rust-brown when dried. Cloves, 1/2 to 5/8 inch long, resemble small nails with a tapered stem. The large end of the clove is the four-pointed flower bud.  This sweetly pungent, strongly aromatic spice ranks 5 (piquant) on a hotness scale of 1 to 10, and a little goes a long way. Cloves are used in a number of spice mixtures including curry powders, mulling spices, and pickling spices.  Native to Indonesia, the clove tree is cultivated in Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. This conical tree, with gray bark and shiny dark green, oval, fragrant leaves, grows to a height of up to 45 feet and requires at least 60 inches of rain per year with a dry season for harvesting and curing.  Its small purplish-red flowers grow in triple clusters at the end of branches. The fruit is a purple drupe (like the peach, cherry, almond, etc. containing a nut enclosing the seed) about one inch long.  See the nutritional chart below.

Spices, cloves, ground

Refuse: 0%
Scientific Name: Syzyghum aromaticum
NDB No: 02011 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 1 tsp
-------
2.1g
Proximates
Water
g
6.86
343
0.241
0.14
Energy
kcal
323
0
0
7
Energy
kj
1350
0
0
28
Protein
g
5.98
73
0.106
0.13
Total lipid (fat)
g
20.07
299
0.273
0.42
Ash
g
5.88
384
0.049
0.12
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
61.21
0
0
1.29
Fiber, total dietary
g
34.2
0
0
0.7
Sugars, total
g
2.38
1
0
0.05
Sucrose
g
0.02
1
0
0.00
Glucose (dextrose)
g
1.14
1
0
0.02
Fructose
g
1.07
1
0
0.02
Lactose
g
0.00
1
0
0.00
Maltose
g
0.00
1
0
0.00
Galactose
g
0.15
1
0
0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
646
6
64.353
14
Iron, Fe
mg
8.68
7
1.5
0.18
Magnesium, Mg
mg
264
5
4.867
6
Phosphorus, P
mg
105
4
2.887
2
Potassium, K
mg
1102
6
68.431
23
Sodium, Na
mg
243
6
12.368
5
Zinc, Zn
mg
1.09
5
0.278
0.02
Copper, Cu
mg
0.347
0
0
0.007
Manganese, Mn
mg
30.033
0
0
0.631
Selenium, Se
mcg
5.9
1
0
0.1
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
80.8
1
0
1.7
Thiamin
mg
0.115
2
0
0.002
Riboflavin
mg
0.267
4
0.012
0.006
Niacin
mg
1.458
1
0
0.031
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.590
2
0
0.012
Folate, total
mcg
93
0
0
2
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
93
0
0
2
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
93
0
0
2
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
530
1
0
11
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
27
0
0
1
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
8.52
1
0
0.18
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
0
0
0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
141.8
1
0
3.0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
5.438
0
0
0.114
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
0.022
0
0
0.000
16:0
g
3.967
0
0
0.083
18:0
g
0.847
0
0
0.018
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
1.471
0
0
0.031
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.089
0
0
0.002
18:1 undifferentiated
g
1.337
0
0
0.028
20:1
g
0.022
0
0
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
7.088
0
0
0.149
18:2 undifferentiated
g
2.586
0
0
0.054
18:3 undifferentiated
g
4.257
0
0
0.089
18:4
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.045
0
0
0.001
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.022
0
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0
0
Phytosterols
mg
256
0
0
5
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
84
0
0
2
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
1
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
468
0
0
10
Lycopene
mcg
0
1
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0
1
0
0

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

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