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A growth studio reference for vegan and plant-based brands. Pepper, chili, seeds, and baking spices with nutrients per 100 g, plus water when Mekonnen Table 3 matches this list.
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- Per 100 g on the card
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Not medical advice. Per 100 g is a database basis, not a serving guide. This starter list is vegan-aligned: honey is not included.
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Search dried spices and peppercorns, then open a card for the USDA row, regions, and water note. The full cited list also lives in spices.json.
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Fiber, iron, calcium, manganese, and water in one view. Figures are per 100 g on the cited food-composition row.
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| Spice | Fiber g / 100 g | Iron mg / 100 g | Calcium mg / 100 g | Manganese mg / 100 g | Water L / kg |
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Every figure on this page links back to a published reference. Blank cells mean that source had no honest match for that spice.
- USDA FoodData Central for fiber, iron, calcium, manganese, and energy per 100 g on the cited SR Legacy or Foundation row.
- Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR-NIN) for asafoetida (G019), ajwain / Omum (G029), and long pepper / Pippali (G030).
- Czech Food Composition Database (Nutridatabaze) food 0924 for nigella (black-caraway black cumin, Nigella sativa) and food 1062 for milled dried galangal rhizome (Alpinia officinarum).
- FAO US Food Composition Table for Use in Africa (1968) item 796 (Sudan-tea, dried hibiscus calyx). This is a mid-century regional table; treat minerals with that age in mind.
- Peru Tablas peruanas de composicion de alimentos, 10th ed. (2017) code L1 (Achiote seco) for dried annatto / achiote.
- Mekonnen and Hoekstra (2011), Table 3 only, for global average water footprints (1996-2005).
- spices.json for the machine-readable starter list, including water notes and region tags.
Green peppercorn and star anise may show blank nutrients when no plain dried-spice row exists on USDA or another cited national table. Sumac stays on the list with blank nutrients for the same reason. Grains of paradise, epazote, dried lemongrass, pandan, and hoja santa stay off: no honest single-ingredient dried row was found (only fresh herbs, brewed tea, or blend rows). Berbere, ras el hanout, za'atar, curry powder, and chili powder blends stay off this list. Salts, oils, plant drinks, and produce live on other fisagency tools.
Common questions
What World spices will and will not say
Is honey listed?
No. This page is vegan-aligned. Honey and animal-derived seasonings are out of scope.
Why is water blank for some spices?
Water uses Mekonnen and Hoekstra (2011) Table 3 only. A blank cell means this list item does not use a matched Table 3 crop or derived spice row.
Why are some nutrient cells blank?
When USDA and other cited national food composition tables have no honest row for a dried spice on this starter list, the chart leaves nutrients blank instead of guessing or borrowing a nearby food.